That's absolutely not true. It's a hefty shove in the back that pushes him under the ball that he would have won. I saw it in real-time and it's a foul all day long.
Fulham outplayed for the first 30 minutes so Leno gets an injury. Flexing his shoulder and wincing but then decides it's a hamstring problem. 10 Fulham players gathered round Silva for a tactical adjustment as Leno undergoes stretching exercises with the physio. After the tactical instructions...
The lower arm below the elbow was sticking out at right angles to the body. I t may have felt natural to the player but it was outside the silhouette and, therefore, a penalty.
I really, really want to believe in Baleba. He is a physical, fast, box to box player, but I worry about his first (second and third) touch and his passing ability.
If those elements can be improved by next season we have a winner. If they can't we have a CMS.
Man City were better than us but, if the officials had shown one iota of fairness, we could have had:-
1. No goal from the Foden slip
2. A penalty for the Ake handball
3. A penalty for the foul on Gross
4. A penalty for the foul on Pedro
5. No goal due Walker sliding into Steele
Even ignoring...