exactly, my first instinct was yellow. I didn't flinch like you usually do with you the stonewall ones. But once I've seen the highlights again, i can totally support a red and understand it. It is the excessive force with which the ankle gets tackled that i guess ticks it at the end.Ref very slow with the red. Has taken AR (1?)'s advice on the colour. Seeing it for the first time - hard to judge what my live reaction would have been - but red is OK... but I would have thought YC in this. There's a bit of ball then contact, it's lunging ankle contact but not as excessive as some and there's some control. Still describable as excessive force though... but... well...
Not 110% then? Just the 109%?109% red card and penalty
Because they are all against CityMr Pawson seems able not to get in the way of play. How come other EPL refs are often like an extra defender?
Because they are all against City
In all seriousness, footballnis a very fast paced game at the top level, it must be difficult to not get in the way