“We have cleared Man City of all 115 charges. The massive pile of money behind me? None of your business.”

Oh, you’re joking. Not another one?

It’s a narrative perpetuated by the media who desperately need something to talk about, and people who need clout on social media.

Everyone knows he’s better going forward than defensively, but sorry, you are not a starting right back for a team that has won every available trophy, made three UCL finals, and had three 90+ point seasons in the Prem, if you “can’t defend”. He’s a lot better defensively than he gets credit for and did well yesterday.

Breaking: people don’t like it when you cheat to win, and people who will also benefit from you facing serious repercussions want that to happen

Have they considered the best way to crack down on criticism of referees, is to hire ones that aren’t fucking terrible at their jobs

pretends to be shocked

If Everton get 10 points for 1 breach, City should be relegated down to pub league level