Mike Dean will text referee Anthony Taylor over his Liverpool vs Man City performance
dailystar.co.ukPremier League referee and current video assistant referee Mike Dean has promised to congratulate Anthony Taylor for his 'superb performance' at Anfield.
His comments come after fans of both Liverpool and Manchester City called out the lenient refereeing style - but Gary Neville said the approach 'was really good'.
With Jurgen Klopp being sent off for screaming at the linesman and Pep Guardiola slamming the officiating which saw a Phil Foden goal ruled out, Dean has since given his glowing thoughts of the man in the middle. READ MORE: Man Utd superfan Mark Goldbridge defends Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp after 'joke' red card "I didn't want to disturb Anthony Taylor so soon after his game on Sunday night but once he's had time to digest it all, I'll be messaging Tayls to congratulate him on putting in a superb performance at Anfield," he told the Daily Mail. "His approach to refereeing this high-pressure Premier League match only added to the spectacle.
He let the game flow by waving away the soft fouls and penalising the ones that clearly overstepped the mark."It was the same for both Liverpool and Manchester City and it made for the physical battle we like to see in the Premier League." What did you make of the refereeing performance?
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