Cesar Azpilicueta has mentioned Liverpool ahead Sadio Mane ought to have obtained a purple card for his foul on the Chelsea defender in Sunday’s Premier League draw.
Mane leaped into Azpilicueta throughout the opening minute at Stamford Bridge, putting the Spain worldwide within the face along with his forearm.
Mane solely obtained a yellow card following the incident, however Azpilicueta mentioned after the 2-2 draw that the Senegal worldwide ought to have been despatched off for the foul.
“It’s a transparent purple,” Azpilicueta instructed Sky Sports activities. “I don’t thoughts if it’s 5 seconds into the sport, it’s the primary motion and it’s a transparent purple.
“He doesn’t need to problem, he doesn’t see the ball, he simply desires to guide with the elbow. I actually don’t perceive it. We’ve had these kinds of choices not too long ago. The opposite day, we had two penalties the place VAR wasn’t used.
“It was a transparent purple card and we’re getting these choices towards us, which may change the course of the video games.
“All the time [VAR] will say what they suppose and I perceive we’re selling challenges, however typically we’re seeing joke penalties given and typically we see very harmful actions and so they don’t take motion.
“We don’t see consistency even throughout the similar sport, and to me it’s clear a choice like that is clear. I watched the replay, however I didn’t must. It was a transparent purple.”
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There was additionally a VAR test for a possible purple card towards Mason Mount on Sunday, after the Chelsea midfielder rushed into Kostas Tsimikas whereas main along with his forearm.
Mount went unpunished, nevertheless, whereas Christian Pulisic obtained a yellow card after a sort out with which he received the ball however adopted by on Diogo Jota.
Mane and Mohamed Salah had Liverpool 2-0 up inside half an hour, however Mateo Kovacic and Pulisic struck again for Chelsea to make sure the scores have been stage at half-time.
Neither aspect may discover a winner after the break, and the factors have been shared to maintain Manchester Metropolis 10 factors clear atop the desk.
Chelsea are second on 43 factors, whereas Liverpool are third with 42 and have a sport in hand.
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