Worst VAR And Referee Decision Against Manchester City This Season

Manchester City hosted Fulham in today’s Premier League match at the Etihad Stadium.

Following the game, the video assistant referee made a decision against Manchester City that I didn’t completely agree with.

Manchester City took a narrow lead in the first half thanks to Julian Alvarez’s brilliant goal off Gundogan’s assist. After Manchester City conceded a penalty through Joao Cancelo, Fulham had a chance to equalize. After committing a foul in the penalty area, Joao Cancelo was shown a straight red card.

It was a minor foul, but the referee chose to punish Joao Cancelo with a red card. There was close contact, so it would have been a penalty, but no red card was issued. A yellow card would have sufficed. Pep Guardiola had to change his strategy after his team was reduced to ten men.