Originally Posted by T_G Anyway, I think the better team won, and most neutrals think this as well. |
I don't agree with that at all. I'm not saying Arsenal are better but their team was not on show from the 18th minute onwards. So in fact we won't know which was the better team. It's not about what you do during the season, it's what you do in that one match.
As far as the sending off was concerned this is from the the referees own rules, laws and regulations under 'Powers and Duties':
(The referee)
allows play to continue when the team against which an offence has been committed will benefit from such an advantage and penalises the original offence if the anticipated advantage does not ensue at that time Even last night's ref has admitted he should have waited a couple of seconds. He would then have allowed the goal and given the keeper a yellow card.