It seems a lot longer than a month ago since the appointment of Paul Tierney for the FA Cup semi-final was seen as giving an advantage to Manchester City. That suggestion was as ridiculous then as it was now, but while there was no bias whatsoever to the referee's performance at Elland Road, Jack Grealish for one will not be sorry if he doesn't have to rely on that approach to a game to get decisions any time soon.
Pep Guardiola and City knew that Elland Road would not be a pleasant experience for them. Not only do Leeds pride themselves on their hostile reputation but a City squad fighting on multiple fronts is tired enough that Bernardo Silva and Kevin De Bruyne were both named on the bench ahead of the second leg of the Champions League semi-final in Madrid on Wednesday - the first time neither have started a league game since Tottenham away on the opening day (which City lost).
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