{"id":297163,"date":"2023-12-04T23:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=297163"},"modified":"2023-12-04T23:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T23:25:23","slug":"liverpool-poised-for-referee-showdown-after-haaland-and-van-dijk-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/liverpool-poised-for-referee-showdown-after-haaland-and-van-dijk-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool poised for referee showdown after Haaland and Van Dijk treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester City vs Totteham Hotspur in pictures<\/h3>\n

Liverpool could be poised for a showdown with referee chiefs after Erling Haaland escaped punishment following his outburst during Manchester City\u2019s 3-3 draw with Tottenham on Sunday. Spurs ended their three-game losing streak as Dejan Kulusevski popped up with a 94th-minute equaliser at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Citizens played out an epic contest against Spurs, with Son Heung-min giving the visitors the lead early on before turning the ball into his own net moments later. Phil Foden finished a fine move to put the hosts ahead for the first time in the match just after the half-hour mark, before Giovani Lo Celso pulled Tottenham level with 20 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

Jack Grealish nudged City into the lead for the second time, before Kulusevski headed in during stoppage time. But there was still time for controversy after referee Simon Hooper later halted the game for a Citizens free-kick, despite the fact Haaland had played Grealish through on goal.<\/p>\n

Haaland proceeded to scream in Hooper\u2019s face as a whole host of furious City players surrounded the match official. And then later in the evening, the Norway striker wrote \u201cwtf\u201d on X (formerly Twitter) after a video of the incident had been shared.<\/p>\n

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On Monday, the FA decided to charge City as they released a statement that read: \u201cManchester City have been charged with a breach of FA Rule E20.1 after their players surrounded the match official during the Premier League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 3 December 2023. It’s alleged that, during the 94th minute of the fixture, the club failed to ensure their players do not behave in a way which is improper.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, according to the BBC, Haaland is not facing an individual punishment as the FA will not be handing out any further charges.<\/p>\n