In a 10min stint at the beginning of the game I’m pretty sure Saka got fouled 5 times. Somehow wasn’t until after an hour that Saka and Martinelli both finally drew yellow cards from the ref. Must’ve been 12-13 fouls on them two alone last night.
Yeah if you want to talk about ref bias, Liverpool should be getting more calls. They have produced the second most xg to city since klopp has been there. But city gets the most calls and pool is like mid table.
Overworked? Maybe
Not being protected by the refs and getting booted in the legs or shoved to the floor off the ball? Absolutely
Welcome to Salah’s world. Frequently fouled and he’s lucky if he gets two free kicks in a game.
In a 10min stint at the beginning of the game I’m pretty sure Saka got fouled 5 times. Somehow wasn’t until after an hour that Saka and Martinelli both finally drew yellow cards from the ref. Must’ve been 12-13 fouls on them two alone last night.
Thank god Saka didnt have to play against Acuña again. Man was aggressive with Saka in the first leg
It was 6 times in the first 17 minutes. Ridiculous. They were taking it in turns.
Welcome to Salah’s world. Frequently fouled and he’s lucky if he gets two free kicks in a game.
Yeah if you want to talk about ref bias, Liverpool should be getting more calls. They have produced the second most xg to city since klopp has been there. But city gets the most calls and pool is like mid table.
Hazard got the same treatment. Apparently, if you’re a talented winger, fouling you is fair game in the Prem 🤷♂️
But he actually got fouls called for him Salah doesn’t