Guardiola fuming! Cancelo shown red card after giving away silly penalty in Man City’s clash with Fulham
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© Getty Images Joao Cancelo Pep Guardiola Man City Fulham 2022-23
WHAT HAPPENED? The full-back was penalised for barging Harry Wilson off the ball inside the City box 25 minutes into the match. Cancelo was shown a straight red card and was given a lecture by coach Pep Guardiola before walking down the tunnel, while Andreas Pereira converted the penalty to make it 1-1.
© Getty Joao Cancelo red card Manchester City 2022-23
WHY WAS IT GIVEN? The Portugal international made no attempt to play the ball and simply rammed into the Fulham player to knock him off the ball.
© Getty Pep Guardiola Joao Cancelo Manchester City 2022-23
IN THREE PHOTOS:
THE REACTION:
The Man City bench was not happy with Cancelo for this one.
© Getty Joao Cancelo Manchester City 2022-23
The full-back can be exploited in these situations…
And the Fantasy Premier League players are devastated!
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Manchester City cannot afford to slip against Fulham with Arsenal so close to them at the top of the Premier League table, but the Cancelo incident has opened the door for Fulham to collect at least a point at the Etihad Stadium.