Gary Neville has weighed in on the debate as to whether Everton should have been awarded a penalty against Manchester City on Saturday evening.Neville tweeted: "I thought that was a penalty!" The former Manchester United star agreed with most football fans that the Toffees should have been awarded a spot-kick, but Paul Tierney, who was the man in the middle, didn't.
Rodri had appeared to handle the ball in the penalty area under no pressure with the game entering its final five minutes.However, after a VAR check it was concluded there wasn't enough evidence of whereabouts on his arm the ball hit Rodri.One fan fumed: "That's genuinely one of the most ridiculous decisions I've seen in a long, long time That is an absolutely blatant penalty.""How is this not a penalty.
Blatant cheating again from VAR," another added.While a third fumed: "The refereeing standards in this country is an absolute joke.
Rodri literally got away with murder!""The only two people who didn't think Rodri handled it were the ref and VAR who are both from Greater Manchester," a fourth tweeted.Another said it was the "most blatant handball ever".Should Everton have been awarded a penalty?
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