MANCHESTER CITY 5-1 FULHAM: Cottagers boss Marco Silva was furious that Nathan Ake’s goal on the stroke of half-time was not disallowed for offside, before his team fell foul of City’s goal machine in the second period
At least Marco Silva kept his mouth shut and saved himself the job of setting up a direct debit with the FA’s disciplinary department.
Maybe the Fulham boss has been taking anger management classes after being booked in the first three games of the Premier season. He certainly showed admirable restraint after Nathan Ake had headed Manchester City ahead for the second time in first-half injury-time.
Manuel Akanji was clearly standing offside and in Bernd Leno’s eyeline when he allowed Ake’s powerful header to go through his legs and give the Fulham keeper no hope of making a save. When VAR official Tony Harrington advised referee Michael Oliver that there was no reason for him to intervene, Silva looked ready to launch another touchline rant.
âBut the Portuguese regained control of his emotions – and left it to his players to register Fulham’s fury by initially refusing to kick-off after seeing a replay of the goal on the Etihad’s big screen.