Nottingham Forest were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City on Wednesday night, but there was one moment that really annoyed supporters and it involved Michael Oliver.
Nuno Espirito Santo made the brave decision to hook Ryan Yates off at half-time after a horror performance, but it didn’t really help things.
Nottingham Forest supporters weren’t happy with Yates, as many suggested he looked off the pace and couldn’t cope with Manchester City’s quality.
It was a different player who took some flack from Stuart Pearce last night, as he believes it could have been a different game if Chris Wood had finished off his chance.
Nevertheless, it ended 3-0, but there was one moment that left a sour taste in the mouth of Nottingham Forest, and it involved Michael Oliver.
Michael Oliver’s decision to book Morgan Gibbs-White
Morgan Gibbs-White had a night to forget as he looked rather sloppy on the ball at times.
However, he is remaining positive and already looking forward to the next game against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
There was a moment in the game when Gibbs-White was having his shirt clearly pulled by Ilkay Gundogan, so retaliated by holding on to the Manchester City player.
Rather than booking Gundogan for his offence, he decided to yellow card Gibbs-White, despite the Manchester City man being the instigator.
Nottingham Forest fans weren’t keen on Oliver before the game, and it’s clear why.
Nottingham Forest fans react to Michael Oliver’s decision
These Nottingham Forest fans, when speaking on X, were all unhappy with the inconsistency of Michael Oliver.
@Ad82049942 showed the inconsistencies: “When he didn’t book Akanji and Gvardiol. He turned into a homer after about 20 minutes and multiple City fouls.”
@DizzyHarvey mentioned: “Was there sthg we didn’t see on camera. Seemed ludicrous!”
@StonedRose1971 commented: “Because it’s Citeh.”
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