Man City penalty a disgrace - O'Hara

Football
16 Mar 2023 • 1:10 AM MYT
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Former Tottenham midfielder Jamie O'Hara has slammed the decision to award Manchester City a penalty in their thumping 7-0 Champions League win over RB Leipzig.

Pep Guardiola's side were given a spot-kick in the first-half when VAR adjudged Benjamin Henrichs to have handled the ball from Rodri's header. Not one City player appealed while Henrichs could not believe what he was seeing.

Nevertheless, Haaland stepped up from the spot and emphatically dispatched it to give City the lead. It gave Guardiola's side a platform and they doubled their advantage through the Norwegian, before he quickly completed a quick-fire hat-trick just before the break.

O'Hara told talkSPORT: "The penalty decision was an absolute disgrace! The first half an hour from the referee ruined the spectacle. It was probably the worst decision I have ever seen. It brushes his arm, it's not handball and it isn't football."