PGMOL chief admits Mateo Kovacic was 'extremely fortunate' to avoid red card in Arsenal defeat
PGMOL chief Howard Webb has confessed Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic should have been shown a red card in his side's 1-0 defeat to Arsenal. Kovacic was shown a yellow card for a tough challenge on Martin Odegaard, with VAR declining to upgrade the decision to a straight red, before another dangerous tackle on Declan Rice went unpunished by both the referee and VAR. The decision not to dismiss Kovacic proved particularly controversial as it drew similarities to a challenge from Chelsea's Malo Gusto which saw him shown a straight red in his side's 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa. Webb argued Gusto's red card was the correct call and acknowledged Kovacic should have met a similar fate. "This is clearly a poor tackle and I am pretty confident if a red card had been given by Michael Oliver on the day it would have been a very straightforward, 'Check complete'," he told Mic'd Up . "But he doesn’t. He issues a yellow card. I think there are a ...