Manchester City fans are split in opinion on the news that Everton have received an apology from the PGMOL after the Toffees were denied a penalty against City.
Phil Foden's goal on 82 minutes allowed Pep Guardiola 's side to bounce back from a disappointing week in which they suffered defeat at Tottenham Hotspur and saw Liverpool cruise to a 6-0 win over Leeds United. But the game did not go without controversy with Everton left fuming over the match officials' inability to award them a penalty when City's Rodri handled the ball inside the penalty box after Foden's goal.
Footage shown at the time appeared to show the Man City defensive midfielder controlling the ball with his upper arm just below the line of his shirt, thus being a handball. Match referee Paul Tierney and VAR referee Chris Kavanagh both dismissed the Everton appeals despite a lengthy review.
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The Toffees have since received a personal apology from PGMOL managing director Mike Riley with the 57-year-old calling Lampard and Everton chairman Bill Kenwright to discuss the incident. It is fair to say that Manchester City fans are split on that action, however. Here's what some Manchester Evening News readers had to say about it...
David Thorne: Get over it worse things going on in the world than a handball decision
Peter Lee: Arr well let the scousers cry more hope we win the league by 2 points now
John Spencer: It was a penalty. But offside seconds before it.
Thabiso Ntombela: It was a clear penalty,look at the replay n u can tell by Dias reaction that it was a handball but all in all we got the three points if Everton want a rematch they'll get it n get beaten again.
Udene Karaka: Rodrigo was just stupid with that decision he made.
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Phil Silva: Dangerous precedent, will every other club be receiving written apologies for the fiasco that is var, TTA punch at Anfield for Liverpool to break away and score, where's the Apology for that which was more blatant than the one at Everton.
Margaret Parker: watch how many decisions will go against city now to make amends for the fact, they screwed up. Why should either side pay for their error.
Noel Hughes: Why should they apologise it was not given end of
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