Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min was booked against Leicester City earlier this month.
During the Premier League game between Tottenham and Leicester at Wembley Stadium in London on February 10, Son was booked for simulation.
Merson believes that the South Korea international – who can operate as a winger or as a forward – was fouled, and that the referee should send an apology letter to the 26-year-old.
Merson said about Son on the Gillette Soccer Saturday show on Sky Sports News this past Saturday afternoon (13:28pm, February 16, 2019): “He didn’t dive, it was a penalty. I mean, the ref’s an absolute joke. The referee should write a letter to him and apologise to him. It’s a stone-cold penalty.”
Important player
Former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher recently told Sky Sports that Son should not have been booked, and that Tottenham should have been awarded a penalty.
The North London outfit, though, won the match and are now very much in the race for the Premier League title this season.
According to WhoScored, Son has made 15 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for Tottenham so far this season, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists in the process.
The former Bayer Leverkusen star has made six starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Spurs so far this campaign, scoring one goal and providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored.
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