Liverpool may feel aggrieved that they weren’t awarded a penalty at the Etihad tonight following a challenge from Nathan Ake on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
The Reds No. 15 was introduced at half time and looked sharp through the second half, including his work in the build up to Mo Salah’s strike, and he certainly felt he was fouled by the Dutchman.
There wasn’t a huge amount of contact, but we’ve seen them given in the past.
As the former Arsenal man received the ball from Mo Salah in the area, he performed a neat nutmeg on Ake before the defender appeared to grab a hold of him which downed the midfielder.
Check the video of the incident below, courtesy of beIN Sports via @hugolris on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/hugolris/status/1606038800546799624?s=20&t=1P7N5qOBSBnS6VVuabZ2Hg
Coote thought that Pickford’s assault on VVD was perfectly fine, so the Ox being deliberately blocked by an arm is nothing to him. He is just another hopeless ref.