This!
in the first 5 minutes the ref ignored a city player basically juggling the ball with his hand, and then gave a freekick in a dangerous position, for de bruyne falling over whilst competing for a loose ball with Gross (I think). Exactly the sort of challenge that gets waved away, 99%...
Absolutely this.
I called it after the Arsenal game.
The refs don't want to be to blame for a decision that affects the title race.
Pundits bang on about how incredible it is that City keep on winning in the closiing stages of the season.
Well frankly it isn't.
They have spent a decade...