David Hytner was at Wembley. Here’s his verdict. Thanks for reading this MBM.
Thomas Tuchel speaks to ITV. “It is not a penalty, I am sorry … absolutely OK with our performance … I like how we put it into life, the structure … we were the better team overall … we had some big chances from set pieces … forced into changes … a lot of new players … and for all that I am very grateful for the test … of course [Ronald Araujo should have been sent off] … [Foden] is so lucky … how is this not checked by VAR? … [the penalty] is not enough for me, but OK … I liked how we played … we knew it was a difficult opponent … we did good … everyone did good … I like a lot of stuff today … it was too good to be true when [Ben White] scored the ‘winner’ … maybe he was a bit too tough, too greedy in his defensive actions, but I still think it was not a penalty … hopefully [the booing of White] is settled.”
