Roy Keane and Jamie Redknapp criticised Nottingham Forest midfielder Ryan Yates for going down too easily following a clash with Tottenham‘s James Maddison.
Many fans believe that Maddison was fortunate not to be sent off after he appeared to punch Yates.
The incident occurred in the closing stages of the first half, with Maddison making contact with Yates on the edge of the penalty area.
Yates, who fell to the floor, was subsequently seen complaining to referee Simon Hooper.
VAR assessed the incident but Maddison escaped punishment, with Hooper speaking to both players before the action got back underway.
Fans were adamant that James Maddison should have been sent off for ‘punching’ Ryan Yates
Yates was seen complaining to referee Simon Hooper after the incident involving Maddison
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp suggested that Yates was to blame for the incident
Roy Keane, who worked with Yates at Forest, says the midfielder went down too easily
Redknapp suggested Yates was to blame for the incident. Speaking on Sky Sports, he said: ‘It’s not a lot. Yates is like that, he tries to get into players’ faces, a bit like Gascoigne and Vinnie Jones many years ago.’
Keane, who previously worked with Yates at Forest, stated that the 26-year-old went down too easily.
Keane said: ‘I worked with Yates at Forest, really nice kid, but every week somebody touches him he goes down. He goes down far too easily. For such a decent lad he needs to cut that out of his game.’
One Forest supporter was especially livid at the fact that Maddison wasn’t dismissed.
They wrote: ‘Can someone PLEASE tell me what on earth James Maddison is still doing on the pitch???? He has literally PUNCHED Yates???’.
Another user wrote: ‘Maddison just allowed to punch Yates in the stomach?’.
In addition, another user stressed that Maddison should have been punished following a VAR check.
They wrote: ‘Hows VAR watching maddison punch Yates and doing nothing ffs’.
Although a VAR check took place, Tottenham star Maddison wasn’t punished for the incident
There was further criticism of VAR, with one user writing: ‘Maddison just punched Yates and VAR does nothing’.
The decision to not punish Maddison was also described as ‘unbelievable’, as one user wrote: ‘James Maddison punching Ryan Yates in the stomach. VAR cleared it. Unbelievable’.
Maddison remained on the pitch until he was substituted in the 76th minute.
Tottenham, who won 3-1 against Forest, took the lead through Murillo before the visitors equalised courtesy of Chris Wood.
Micky van de Ven restored Tottenham’s lead before Pedro Porro made it 3-1.
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