The Manchester City goalkeeper was lucky to escape a red card in the match between Manchester City and Crystal Palace in round 17 of the Premier League.

In a situation in the 42nd minute, Man City’s goalkeeper rushed out into the penalty area to block a fast dribble from a Crystal Palace player. The Brazilian goalkeeper did not hit the ball and fouled the opponent. Referee Paul Tierney showed Ederson a yellow card as a warning.

Immediately, this situation was met with a huge wave of controversy on social networks. Many people believe that this should be a red card when Ederson prevented a ball with a very high scoring rate from Crystal Palace when there was an empty goal behind.

Many critical comments were directed at English referee Paul Tierney on social network X:

The first person commented: “How come there was no red card in that situation?”

The second person said: “Cheating is what Man City is doing, they are the ones who spent last week calling us Livarpool.”

A third person sarcastically said: “The rules are always flexible when it’s Man City.”

If this is a red card, the match could come to a major turning point. Luck was on the side of the half-blue Manchester team. Currently, Pep Guardiola’s team has increased the gap to 2 goals and victory is unlikely to escape the home team’s hands.

The Premier League championship race is still extremely attractive as Man City is still quietly and ready to accelerate behind.