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Terrible tackle - even if his foot doesn't bounce off the ball the follow through would've seen his studs connect with Hendersons ankle.
Yes I'm an Arsenal fan but I can't understand how this wasn't a red but Xhaka got a red against City earlier this season for a cleaner tackle (although admittedly still a studs up lunge). It's the inconsistency in refereeing that drives me mad.
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yeah will inconsistency of refereeing is and always will be part of the game. VAR has not done that much for that. I don't recall the Xhaka sending off. he does seem to be one of those players who is a bit marked out. actually, let me go find it and take a look
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ah yeah remember that now. very little contact with cancelo. seems it's about the speed and the studs up nature of it. Xhaka clearly got the ball.
on another day he might have got nothing for that. as you say inconsistency of refereeing.
jonny
His foot bounces off the top of the ball and straight into Henderson's standing leg. He is fully (both feet) off the ground when making the challenge. There is force involved (he jumps in). I'm certainly not suggesting any agenda against Liverpool, nor attempting to undermine the result and the WH performance, but as a defense of Klopp from accusations of groundless moaning. That is a fucking horrific tackle that could have done serious damage. He's very protective of his players. It's a red every fucking day and any argument otherwise is beyond one-eyed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V460biYuQEs