Saturday’s go to to St James’ Park did not get off to a brilliant begin for Manchester City.
And one may forgive the guests feeling angered on the method through which star goalkeeper Ederson was injured after solely seven minutes in opposition to Newcastle. The Brazil worldwide needed to be taken off and changed by Stefan Ortega after aggravating an obvious knee harm throughout a section of play that was quickly known as again for offside.
Pep Guardiola‘s No1 got here near gifting the Magpies a breakthrough objective within the fifth minute when he dallied too lengthy in his personal field. And the South American was seen limping quickly after that change having seemingly damage himself.
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But if Ederson wasn’t damage sufficiently sufficient then, he was compelled to withdraw after a sequence was left to play out regardless of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak later being flagged offside. And it isn’t the one time City have suffered such a setback in latest weeks after John Stones was additionally damage in comparable circumstances away to Everton.
Premier League protocols insist that linesmen enable play to be performed out in case of an incorrect offside choice stopping potential targets. However, that comes with the added danger of accidents occurring throughout these phases of play, which might in any other case be prevented.
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And it left some followers of the reigning Premier League champions pissed off because the membership seems to claw again the summit from Liverpool.
“Why on earth is that stupid rule even allowed,” requested one supporter on social media. First Stones and now Ederson.”
Another raged: “Officials once more. Ederson would have prevented that harm if the linesman flagged as offside as quickly because it occurred. Stupid.”
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And a 3rd fan on X (previously Twitter) tagged PGMOL straight in a plea that learn: “Sort this stupid not blowing blatant offsides up. Ederson and Stones now both injured because of it.”
Guardiola comforted his participant as he departed the pitch forward of what may very well be a prolonged absence judging by Ederson’s response on-field. That did not cease Bernardo Silva from opening the scoring quickly after, just for Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon to show the sport on its head with two targets as many minutes.