Premier League 2017/18

[Hobo]

I think this is one of those cases where the referee can't keep up with the speed of the game. Mane was going away from goal and trying to win the ball.

 

 

[Baddar]

It's probably one that if they did appeal, it wouldn't be overturned either.

[Adam]

All Liverpool fans seem incensed, but come on. On first viewing yeah, it doesn't look much to warrant a red card, but look at it on the replays and he has flown in, studs up, right into the goalkeeper's face and throat. How is that not dangerous play? He has endangered the opponent, and injured him at that. It's not something he needed to do, "eyes on the ball"/"trying to win it" is a flimsy argument when you launch a studs-up boot at head height.

[The Lusophone]

1 minute ago, Adam said:

All Liverpool fans seem incensed, but come on. On first viewing yeah, it doesn't look much to warrant a red card, but look at it on the replays and he has flown in, studs up, right into the goalkeeper's face and throat. How is that not dangerous play? He has endangered the opponent, and injured him at that. It's not something he needed to do, "eyes on the ball"/"trying to win it" is a flimsy argument when you launch a studs-up boot at head height.

To be fair, Nerf said it was a red card.

And Jesus makes it 2-0. 

[Baddar]

Just now, Adam said:

All Liverpool fans seem incensed, but come on. On first viewing yeah, it doesn't look much to warrant a red card, but look at it on the replays and he has flown in, studs up, right into the goalkeeper's face and throat. How is that not dangerous play? He has endangered the opponent, and injured him at that. It's not something he needed to do, "eyes on the ball"/"trying to win it" is a flimsy argument when you launch a studs-up boot at head height.

I was going off the live viewing and to me, it looked like he'd gone for the ball, missed it, and his leg had come down before colliding with the keeper body to body. I didn't realise he was channeling his inner Test with the big boot. The fact Ederson has had to come off as well will only further justify the decision.

[Adam]

It properly is a big boot too. Better than Hogan. And you can see that Jon Moss has a perfect, unimpeded view of it.

[Hobo]

On the plus side, Claudio Bravo doesn't make saves so Liverpool might score

 

[Gazz]

It's a tough one because there was obviously no malice in the challenge, but it was reckless at the same time.

[Liam]

[Baddar]

Perfect picture to sum that up. Definitely accidental, but definitely dangerous at the same time. Hope Ederson is ok.

[Adam]

He should be red carded just for the face he's pulling 

In all seriousness, I think it can be best summed up as being unintentional, but dangerous play. Not all red cards are for intentional fouls or whatever, sometimes you go in and do something by accident, you misjudge a situation and it ends up being worthy of a dismissal.

Liverpool are going to need to get Coutinho up to match speed quickly now, three games without Mane is going to hurt.

[Hobo]

It's ultimately an unfortunate collision. Mane isn't trying to kick him in the head. He's going at at incredible pace trying to win the ball. Edison has rushed out miles out of his goal. 
 

[Baddar]

I remember Nani being sent off for a high boot in the CL against Real, and it wasn't anywhere near as bad as that. 

[Hobo]

Why are Man City fans so bitter towards James Milner?

[Nerf]

The saddest part (other than the injury, obv) is that we've all been robbed of a proper game as it was shaping up to be and these sides always deliver.

Shame really.

[stokeriño]

Chelsea have decided not to give Danny Drinkwater an immediate starting spot away at Leicester. Shame.

Looks like a 3-5-2 though, with Kante/Fabregas/Bakayoko in central midfield and Pedro/Morata ahead of them.

[Hobo]

Clearly, Alex Oxlaide-Chamberlain is cursed.

[Adam]

Watch Pedro dominate the game now I chose Ramsey over him in Fantasy League, due to uncertainty over whether he'd start.

[Gazz]

Man City are big meanies.

[DavidMarrio]

Deserved to get hammered there. We were so poor after the red card. 

Salah even if he didn't have a good game, being subbed kinda killed an attacking threat we had simply because of his pace. 

A lot of poor performances by the likes of Can, Klavan etc today. Thought Arnold struggled as well. 

Suppose if you offered 7 points out of our opening four I'd be okay with it. Just a shame about our abysmal set piece defending against Watford otherwise we'd be on 9.