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‘What I would say’: Dermot Gallagher now shares whether Aleksandar Mitrovic should have been sent off against Everton
Everton came away from Craven Cottage on a Saturday with a hard-fought point against newly promoted Fulham.
The hosts had the better of the chances, but the game ended in a goalless draw.
In the first half, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Idrissa Gueye battled in the centre of the park.
They both tried to pounce on the loose ball with Gueye just getting in ahead of the Serbian striker.
Mitrovic brought his studs down on Gueye’s ankle, and the Senegalese midfield was clearly in some pain.
Referee John Brooks awarded Mitrovic a yellow card, and it wasn’t upgraded after a VAR review.
Gallagher has now had his say on whether Mitrovic should have been sent off on Saturday
The Fulham forward had plenty of chances after the incident to open the scoring, but Everton fans will feel some justice was done that he failed to convert them.
Should Mitrovic have been sent off
“I didn’t think it was a red card on Saturday, I still don’t.
“But what I would say is there’s lots of people who do, he goes in and it doesn’t look nice but I think both players are reaching for the ball.
“I think what helps Mitrovic is he comes from a short distance, he hasn’t got the momentum, he hasn’t got the intensity and therefore it lacks the impact.
“I think it’s what I would say is a strong yellow card.
“Because both players are low, both are reaching for the ball, it’s not one where the player’s come from a distance and it’s started high and hit him above the ankle.
“The key there for me was the fact that he was so close to the ball, that he didn’t get that stamp in intensity.”
It was reminiscent of a tackle by Allan last season that he was originally booked for before a VAR review determining it was a red card.
Lampard was very pleased with the performance of his goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who denied Mitrovic and his teammates on plenty of occasions.
Amadou Onana was also fantastic and admitted he’d already learnt a lot from his midfield partner Gueye.
There’s sure to be plenty more controversial refereeing decisions over the course of the season.
Whether or not they ever even themselves out is something fans will continue to debate for a long time to come.