Everton boss says he is ‘from a different planet’ after City penalty

Everton coach Sean Dyche expressed dissatisfaction with the referee’s decision to award a penalty to Manchester City in the 64th minute. At that point, the score was tied at 1-1, and the “Citizens” were awarded a penalty after the ball struck Doucouré’s hand as he leaped to block a powerful shot towards his team’s goal.

“We can debate the penalty all day; several managers have already labeled it a farce. His hand is in a natural position. He doesn’t raise his hand to stop the ball; he jumps with his whole body to block the shot. How that is a penalty is a very surprising decision in my world, but maybe I’m from another planet,” commented the Everton manager after the match.

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“Who knows? All managers are discussing it. Someone has to realize soon that this cannot be considered a penalty because he simply jumps to block the ball – that’s it,” Dyche added.

Julian Alvarez converted the penalty and completed the comeback for Manchester City, with the team subsequently scoring a third goal to seal their victory against Everton.