This kind of behaviour is encouraged from the top, it doesn’t happen out of the blue. Notice Martinez’s recent “tackle” on Saka, and Gore also got a straight red in this match.
Ten Haag is breeding a bunch of thugs. More than they usually are.
Yet it is exactly the sort of challenge keepers get away with over and over and over again. As I say every few weeks, it is one of the biggest blind spots in football. The yellow card he got had nothing to do with how dangerous and late the challenge was, only that is pulled a player down in a dangerous position.
Heartily agree - keepers merit protecting from contact, but far too many now abuse that protection to initiate contact that would be a straight red anywhere else on the field.
It’s a controversial take, but it is one I argued at the time. Regardless of what Mane did with his foot, Ederson’s flying full body challenge meant a big collision was inevitable. That is a major consideration ref’s are supposed to apply in how they judge these incidents, but Mane’s foot took the focus away from that part of the incident