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Yeah, I know you couldn't, but it's in the rules, and I think... Is it?
Yes, it's in the rules.
He's not got any eye on the ball, Raheem's team.
Yes, but that is not a foul, not looking at the ball.
Well, the directive is that they have... You can't turn away from the ball and be receiving a penalty.
The referee says... The referees that went to see the players told them all this summer that when a defender is not looking at the ball and is trying to impede the attacker, they will look on that as a...
Yeah, that should contribute to it, but he's got to commit a foul as well.
Touching Shawcross's chest is not a foul for me.
But he's not looking at the ball.
The question I'd like to ask Pep Guardiola is, why is Raheem Sterling picking him up in the first place?
He's picking up Ryan Shawcross, one of the biggest power on the pitch.
I think he probably...
It was a mistake, but you know what?
But they negotiated a big hurdle here, haven't they?
Absolutely.
You were there, Niall, and I just said to you, I said, I don't think they played well, but how many teams really do go to Stoke and play well?
That is a big performance and a great result because they don't normally win there.
They've not had a lot of success.
I think they've only won there once in the last five or six times.
Big result for them.