There were no surprises in Man City’s recent away match against Brighton. After 90 minutes of play, Man City won with a final score of 4-0. Man City’s goals were scored by De Bruyne (17′), Foden (26′, 34′) and Alvarez (62′). As for Phil Foden, the midfielder scored from a free kick in the 26th minute, increasing the score to 2-0 for Man City.
The ball hit Pascal Gross’s back and changed direction into Brighton’s net. This is the 50th Premier League goal of the 23-year-old English midfielder. The only thing is, Foden is becoming the target of intense attack from Arsenal fans after his goal against Brighton in the 26th minute. Although Man City received a free kick right outside the penalty area, according to the majority of Arsenal fans, Foden scored a penalty. Slipped, not fouled.
“Foden slipped, and Man City immediately received a direct free kick. It’s so funny”, “The referee hesitated but still let Man City get a direct free kick. What’s going on in here?”, or “Foden slipped and it was a direct free kick for him in a dangerous position”, that’s what Arsenal fans expressed their anger at when they thought Foden was given the referee ” “free kick” for a direct free kick, then scored to increase the score to 2-0 for Man City in the recent win against Brighton.
