By Chris Wright
There was an incident that was missed by referee Mark Clattenburg during the first half of Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Man City at the Bridge last night that has sparked a fair bit of debate in internet circles this morning, despite not really being mentioned in the national press, in which Yaya Toure both ‘kicked’ (‘nudged’ being a fairer assessment) Juan Mata as he sat on the turf then slapped the Spaniard around the head for good measure a few minutes later…
The video evidence is a little more damning…
The kick is much of a muchness, but Toure’s ‘playful’ slap was obviously and intentionally heavy-handed, thus warranting a straight red and a three-match ban in my book. ‘Raised hands’ and all that jazz.
For the record, Yaya went completely unpunished. Not even a dicky bird.
GIF: Something Awful