Man City Club was charged by the English Football Federation after the draw with Tottenham last Sunday night, but fortunately striker Erling Haaland did not receive a personal penalty.
Man City were held to a 3-3 draw by Tottenham at the Etihad on Sunday in a match that ended in controversial circumstances. Pep Guardiola’s side looked to have secured all three points when Jack Grealish scored his first Premier League goal of the season late in the match before Dejan Kulusevski’s brilliant header leveled the scores in the final minute. .
Man City had a chance to score in the 4th minute of injury time when Grealish had a speedy escape to face goalkeeper Vicario after an assist from Erling Haaland. However, referee Simon Hooper decided to blow the whistle in the situation where the Tottenham defender fouled Haaland despite initially signaling that Man City had the advantage.
Several Man City players surrounded the referee after that controversial decision, and the blue half of Manchester has now been charged by the FA.
“Man City have been charged with breaching FA Rule E20.1 after their players surrounded the match official during the Premier League match against Tottenham on Sunday 3 December 2023,” said a statement. given by FA.
“The situation took place in the 94th minute of the match, the club failed to ensure that their players behaved in the correct way. Man City has until Thursday, December 7, 2023 to respond allegations,” the statement added.
Striker Haaland, who received a yellow card after that reaction, was especially angry after the match and posted a message on social networks to express his disappointment. The Norwegian striker posted “Wtf” on Twitter in response to Hooper’s decision.
However, BBC journalist Simon Stone confirmed that the striker would not face any personal punishment for his actions, stating: “Man City were charged for the behavior of their players around around the injury time incident. Erling Haaland will not face any further punishment.”