Should Fabinho have been sent off for Liverpool vs Wolves? Or was he unlucky to be booked?
Fabinho's tackle during Liverpool vs Wolves has completely divided the opinion of football fans.
Liverpool won the match 2-0 with goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. The victory kept their hopes of finishing in the Premier League's top four alive as they moved to within six points of fourth-placed Tottenham with a game in hand.
Jurgen Klopp's side face Manchester United on Sunday in a huge clash that could determine their season.
And it's a match that Fabinho could well have been suspended for.
The Brazilian was booked in the 53rd minute following a 50/50 tackle with Wolves' Mario Lemina.
Lemina allowed the ball to get away from him before launching into a strong tackle on Fabinho. The two players ended up on the turf while both teams appealed for a free-kick.
Referee Paul Tierney waited several seconds before giving the free kick to Wolves, much to the fury of Anfield.
He then showed Fabinho a yellow card.
It was then only on the replay that you realised why.
While it was Lemina who lunged in, Fabinho put his foot over the ball and his studs caught his opponent high on the leg. When slowed down, he could easily have been shown a red card.
However, in defence of Fabinho, where else was he supposed to plant his foot? And he didn't put his foot down with force which would surely have resulted in a red card.
As you can tell, we're pretty undecided on the decision ourselves. And that's certainly the case amongst football fans on social media:
Some believe Fabinho was incredibly lucky to avoid a red card. Some feel that a yellow was a fair decision. While others can't quite believe Liverpool weren't awarded a free kick themselves for Lemina's challenge.
Check out the differing opinions:
the more i watch this the funnier it is how tf is fabinho the one who got the yellow ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ pic.twitter.com/VqH1DZvfBQ
— 🇮🇪 (@dcrwins) March 1, 2023
Meanwhile, Sky Sports are also questioning whether Fabinho should have been shown a red card...
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