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“It\u2019s a needless one,” Neville said. “Wasn\u2019t clever from Kovacic – he is nowhere near the ball. I don\u2019t think that is a good one at all, he goes right in on his ankle there. I don\u2019t like that one.<\/p>\n
“There was one last week that was pretty similar and I thought that was a genuine challenge for the ball, this one to be fair he is not getting there. I think that\u2019s a bad one. I think there is just enough doubt – I wasn\u2019t definitely red, it was orange.”<\/p>\n
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Don’t miss… <\/strong> On the foul on Rice, which Oliver did not deem a second bookable offence, Neville added: “I think he is lucky, very lucky. I think he gets Declan Rice\u2019s right foot – he does. What is he doing? I think he should be off. It\u2019s madness from (Mateo) Kovacic. Pep Guardiola must be thinking about making a substitution. I think that\u2019s a mistake and Kovacic has to go for that.”<\/p>\n The battling midfield contest also saw Jorginho pick up a booking in the opening 45 minutes which produced no goals, though the visitors at the Emirates had the better chances.<\/p>\n Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya nearly cost his side a goal after waiting to kick the ball long, Julian Alvarez closed the stopper down and blocked his pass but the ball hit the side netting. Then Rice cleared the ball off the line from a corner as Josko Gvardiol was inches away from giving City the lead, who may be thankful that they still have 11 men on the pitch after Kovacic’s pair of fouls.<\/p>\n Watch one of the biggest crossover fights of the year on DAZN as KSI and Logan Paul face off against the opponants in Manchester on October 14th.<\/p>\n It costs \u00a320.99 and you also get to enjoy DAZN for the rest of the month for just \u00a31 thanks to a special deal.<\/p>\n The Pay-per-view costs \u00a320.99 and you’ll be able to enjoy all the action on the night.<\/p>\n
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