"There is contact, it is 100% clear". Consultant of the British channel BT Sport , Rio Ferdinand believes that it was Moussa Dembélé's fault on Aymeric Laporte at the start of the action leading to Lyon's second goal, Saturday night in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. "I do not understand why the referee did not whistle," said the former Manchester United defender. An opinion shared by the main interested party. “You can't say Rio Ferdinand is a big City fan, right? (Editor's note, United and City are two rival clubs in Manchester), ”asks Laporte on Twitter, relaying the extract from the show in which Ferdinand intervenes.
Just to be clear: I will not hide, I'm a football player but a man foremost, we all made mistakes in this game, and I also take my responsability for the bad team performance tonight. But this decision is hard to accept, especially in a crucial qualifier AND with the help of VAR
- Aymeric Laporte (@Laporte) August 15, 2020Anticipating the “whining” trials, the former Bilbao player then clarified: “Just to be clear: I will not hide, I am a footballer but also a man. We all made mistakes in this game and I take my share of responsibility for the poor performance of the team. But this decision is difficult to accept, especially in such an important game AND with the help of the VAR ”. The video was indeed used to verify the action and the goal was validated, to the chagrin of the Mancunians. “That said: good luck in Lyon for the rest (and he will need it a little),” concludes Laporte, a handsome player.
That said: good luck @OL for the future (and there will be a little need)
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