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Gabriel should have been sent off in Man City fixture - panel
TL;DR
Gabriel should have received a red card for violent conduct against Erling Haaland during the match between Manchester City and Arsenal, according to the Premier League's match incidents panel. However, the panel concluded that the incident did not warrant VAR intervention.
Key points
- Gabriel should have received a red card
- Incident involved Erling Haaland
- Referee Anthony Taylor officiated the match
- Panel felt VAR intervention was not warranted
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Arsenal defender Gabriel should have been shown a red card for violent conduct against Manchester City, according to the Premier League's key match incidents panel.
However, while the panel believed referee Anthony Taylor should have dismissed the Brazil international, it also felt the incident did not reach the threshold for a video assistant referee (VAR) intervention.
Gabriel had been engaged in a battle with Erling Haaland throughout the top-of-the-table Premier League clash.
In the 82nd minute, the two players literally went head-to-head, with the Gabriel pushing his forehead into the City striker.
Referee Anthony Taylor opted to caution both players for adopting an aggressive attitude on the advice of his assistant.
The VAR, John Brooks, backed that decision, ruling that the centre-back's action was "not excessively aggressive or violent".
Most panellists disagreed with the yellow card shown by Taylor, voting 3:2 that "the extra head movement forward from Gabriel" should be seen as violent conduct.
The other two panellists argued "there is little force or initial backwards movement from Gabriel."
The panel voted 4:1 against a VAR intervention.
Gabriel would have been suspended for three matches if he had been sent off for violent conduct.
It was also unanimously ruled that Taylor was correct not to show a red card to City defender Abdukodir Khusanov.
Q&A
Why should Gabriel have been sent off in the Man City match?
Gabriel was deemed to have committed violent conduct against Erling Haaland, which warranted a red card.
Did VAR intervene in the incident involving Gabriel and Haaland?
No, the panel determined that the incident did not meet the threshold for VAR intervention.
Who was the referee during the Manchester City vs Arsenal match?
The referee for the match was Anthony Taylor.
