In one of many strangest pink playing cards ever acquired in a Premier League match, Wolverhampton Wanderers striker Raul Jimenez was despatched off after receiving two yellow playing cards in a matter of seconds in opposition to Manchester City on Saturday.
The Mexican ahead was initially booked for fouling City midfielder Rodri within the heart circle at first-half stoppage time, earlier than the Spain worldwide was blocked from taking a free-kick.
Referee Jon Moss had no alternative however to rebook Jimenez to renew play, and the participant then slowly walked off the sphere as City supporters cheered him on.
Unbelievable ouster of Raul Jimenez. Their expulsion order isn’t in useless, haha pic.twitter.com/fkC4TKVQiC
— Vertical Football (@futbol_vertical) December 11, 2021
1. Left a foul
2. Stopped the free kick being takenRaul Jimenez despatched for 2 yellow playing cards in 48 seconds pic.twitter.com/IPCQ49EIPg
— b/r soccer (@brfootball) December 11, 2021
The incident occurred on the finish of a manic interval of play on the Etihad, the place each Rubén Dias and Rodri had been booked within the minutes main as much as Jiménez’s second of insanity. Wolves participant Ruben Neves additionally acquired a reserving later. Jimenez was sad with the referee’s choice to point out him a yellow card and was strolling down the tunnel simply 48 seconds later.
The Wolves held off the league leaders of Pep Guardiola as they headed to the break with a goalless sport, however now face an uphill process of holding them out for the second interval with solely 10 males.
City need to prolong their lead on the prime of the desk and are at the moment sitting one level above title rivals Liverpool – who beat Wolves 1-0 at Molineux final weekend.
Jimenez – who has returned from a severe head damage this season – got here into the sport with Wolves boss Bruno Lage and instructed the media he was ok to play for City.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
