Media Bias: Arsenal praise the referee but Manchester City are robbed
Media Balls: a look at biased football reporting. Today Arsenal beat Manchester City 2-1 to make it into the FA Cup final, where they will play Chelsea.
Should Manchester City have been awarded a penalty?
The game had been free of any controversy, but soon the officials were in the spotlight as Koscielny poked the ball in beyond Bravo – but was flagged offside.
It may have disappointed the Arsenal fans, but replays showed it was the correct call – as was referee Craig Pawson’s decision to wave play on when Raheem Sterling went down in the box after a tangle of legs with Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Aguero tripped by Oxlade-Chamberlain inside the area. Clear penalty – nothing given.
What about Manchester City’s disallowed goal?
Arsenal website:
…as Sane raced on to a through ball and chipped the ball back across goal from the left byeline, which was knocked back in by Aguero only to be saved by Cech. Sterling knocked the loose ball home, but the flag was up – much to our relief. Replays highlighted that Sane’s cross may – or may not, depending on whether you’re red or blue – have gone out of play…
Manchester City website:
The officials got it wrong but it was very tight, in fairness.
Such are the facts.
Posted: 23rd, April 2017 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Manchester City, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
