Personally I thought it was a great tackle I wouldn't even have given a free kick (dons tin hat)Certainly not a straight red. Clean tackle, but maybe a tad reckless (could have caught Mbappe's right foot quite badly after the tackle; he didn't), so you could justify a yellow. Mbappe's last tumble sure seemed to take a great effort...
You can certainly make that case. Assou-Ekotto looked in control too, he seemed to read Mbappe's movement well. On the other side: not much needed for such a tackle to go wrong.Personally I thought it was a great tackle I wouldn't even have given a free kick (dons tin hat)
You make it sound like he ended up sat on top of his legs!Jumped and landed with his full weight on the opponents lower leg trapped between his legs. The attacker's leg, if it actually got trapped, would have broken. So there is definite risk. Amazed that some don't think it was a foul. I'm happy with a red. Would have accepted a caution though