Micah Richards said on Sky Sports Premier League (6:41pm, November 8, 2020) that he cannot explain the controversial penalty incident involving Liverpool central defender Joe Gomez against Manchester City on Sunday evening.
The former City defender, who now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, does not think that Gomez could have done anything regarding the delivery from midfielder Kevin De Bruyne.
The Reds played out a 1-1 draw with City away from home in the Premier League.
In the 41st minute, Gomez was adjudged to have handled De Bruyne’s cross inside the area, although it was clearly unintentional. The City midfielder took the spot kick and missed.
Richards said on Sky Sports Premier League (6:41pm, November 8, 2020): “Gomez as well today, I don’t know how he is supposed to defend that. Is he supposed to put his arms behind his back? Then you are off-balance when you are trying to defend.”
Match Stats
Over the course of the 90 minutes at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday evening, hosts City had 55% of the possession, took seven shots of which two were on target, and earned one corner, according to BBC Sport.
Visitors Liverpool had 45% of the possession, took 10 shots of which three were on target, and earned two corners, according to BBC Sport.
The result means that Liverpool are now third in the Premier League table with 17 points from eight matches, while City are 10th with 12 points from seven games.
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