{"id":295641,"date":"2023-10-09T08:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=295641"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T08:41:30","slug":"mark-clattenburg-mateo-kovacic-could-have-seen-red-not-once-but-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/mark-clattenburg-mateo-kovacic-could-have-seen-red-not-once-but-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"MARK CLATTENBURG: Mateo Kovacic could have seen red not once but twice"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MARK CLATTENBURG: Man City&#8217;s Mateo Kovacic could have seen red not once but twice for rash challenges&#8230; and ref Michael Oliver was lucky Arsenal won the game<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>IAN LADYMAN: How did VAR not think Kovacic should have been sent off?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Man City star\u00a0was fortunate to avoid two red cards in first half against Arsenal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mateo Kovacic is a very lucky boy and so is referee Michael Oliver, given Arsenal went on to win regardless of Manchester City keeping all 11 men on the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Kovacic could have been dismissed not once, but twice.\u00a0 His first yellow could have been upgraded to red if VAR John Brooks had told Oliver to take a second look at his nasty tackle from behind on Martin Odegaard.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But when Kovacic then caught Declan Rice late on the ankle, the City midfielder could easily have been shown a second yellow.<\/p>\n<p>Matches between the Big Six can be emotionally charged and full of hot-blooded challenges and that may have been taken into account.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Oliver would have been getting some grief over this international break if it hadn\u2019t been for Gabriel Martinelli\u2019s late goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/22\/76309935-0-The_failure_to_send_off_Mateo_Kovacic_in_Man_City_s_defeat_by_Ar-a-68_1696801700420.jpg\" height=\"460\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Man City midfielder Mateo Kovacic was fortunate to avoid two red cards in the first half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/22\/76309971-0-Red_cards_remain_subjective_calls_but_referee_Michael_Oliver_has-a-69_1696801713157.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Kovacic was booked for a nasty tackle from behind on Martin Odegaard in the first-half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/08\/22\/76314611-0-image-a-71_1696802126509.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kovacic could have seen red if VAR John Brooks had told Michael Oliver to take a second look\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12608655\/MARK-CLATTENBURG-Man-Citys-Mateo-Kovacic-seen-red-not-twice-rash-challenges-ref-Michael-Oliver-lucky-Arsenal-won-game.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MARK CLATTENBURG: Man City&#8217;s Mateo Kovacic could have seen red not once but twice for rash challenges&#8230; 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