Richards, Keane slam referee for Haaland decision in Man City draw: 'The fourth official knows it's a mistake'

Micah Richards and Roy Keane have criticised umpire Simon Hooper for denying Manchester Urban township a late one-on-one dilemma in their 3-3 draw versus Tottenham.

Daughter Heung-minutes lessened Reinforces in advance of 6 minutes in yesteryear the South Korean distributed the ball into his own net just three minutes later to avail the Folk ago on level stipulations.

Phil Foden then lessened Male Urban township in advance in yesteryear half-time, only for Giovani Lo Celso to equalise on 69 minutes for the readers.

Male Urban township as conveniently as again went in advance with just nine minutes remaining wearing Jack Grealish but Tottenham had the final claim once Dejan Kulusevski struck an equaliser at the casualty.

A controversial moment came in the instruction of the run out once umpire Hooper allowed Male Urban township to play on, despite Emerson Royal fouling Haaland, with the Norwegian orientation Grealish one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

However, despite the particular, Hooper switched his mind and offered a emission-kick to Male Urban township within their own half to the stress of Pep Guardiola’s gamers and the pundits in the Firmaments Sports studio.

“The umpire had a good arcade today upwards until this moment. I don’t ended up upwards being aware it,” previous Male Urban township protector Richards claimed on Firmaments Sports.

“The umpire places the whistle to his mouth, he waves the play on to play particular. Jack Grealish is totally onside and Haaland plays the ball wearing – and then he quits the play, which I don’t pretty ended up upwards being aware.

“The evidence is there for unanimously to browse through, he final word to have let play go on. You can browse through on the 4th polices’s face, he becomes aware the umpire has rendered the miscue. How can you describe it?

“He’s titled to render a miscue – but the aggravation I have with that is how multiple conditions have we competent wherein play is allowed to go on [so VAR can check it].

“If you’re in uncertainty, just vacate the play to go on and then you can bring it ago.”

And ex lover-Manchester United midfielder Keane concurred: “The umpire has rendered a miscue. It’s a disadvantageous telephone call, he’s obtained it unscrupulous.

“Grealish is wearing on determination and fiscal obligation to him, he played particular. However he’s obtained that [the decision to bring it back] unscrupulous. We can unanimously browse through that.

“It’s a disadvantageous verdict, but Urban township will unquestionably be horribly irreproachable of themselves for allowing Reinforces off the hook. They can’t attractiveness at the umpire for that one.”