Follow usHoward Webb has spoken about the infamous incident at the end of Manchester City-Tottenham Hotspur game, when Simon Hooper blew his whistle for a foul just as Jack Grealish was about to go one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
The decision enraged all of City’s players, especially Erling Haaland, who received a yellow card for his reaction as he further took to social media to express his anger.
PGMOL chief Webb admitted that it was the wrong decision as he revealed that Hooper felt devastated after the event.
“It is an officiating mistake and the VAR has no part to play in this,” Webb said. “We’ve not seen this type of situation before in the show because it doesn’t happen that often. Of course, we are always looking as officials to have that positive influence on the game and identify occasions where we can allow the game to play through an advantage.”
“For sure he was devastated,” Webb said. “He had refereed the game really well for 93 minutes but he knows this is going to be the only talking point really close to the end of the game.”
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