As yesterday’s Manchester City’s game against Burnsley was broadcast live in Brazil, a big part of the post-match reaction was commenting on Fernandinho’s red card, which some viewers thought was unfair.
Speaking in Spanish, Yaya Touré said: “As I always say, Fernandinho is short, but with aggressiveness. But it was bad luck.”
Goalkeeper Claudio Bravo also had his say: “It isn’t easy to play practically entire game with one man less. But we had the will to revert the situation. And we’re happy for having won a very hard match.”
This is Fernandinho’s second Premier League red card this season. He had already received one in a game against Chelsea last month, when he was suspended for three fixtures and missed the matches against Leicester, Watford and Arsenal.
After last night’s suspension, Fernandinho will now miss a FA Cup clash against West Ham, then Premier League matches against Everton, Tottenham and the Hammers again.
Maybe the ‘aggressiveness’ Touré describes has something to do with the ‘bad luck’.
