Keith Hackett accuses Johan Manzambi of 'trying to con the referee' in Aston Villa win vs Man City
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13-second readAston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1, with Nicolas Jackson scoring twice, and ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett criticizing Johan Manzambi for trying to deceive the referee in the 30th minute. Manzambi went down in the penalty area, but the referee deemed it not a penalty. VAR confirmed the original assessment.
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Aston Villa beat Manchester City 2-1, with Nicolas Jackson scoring twice, and ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett criticizing Johan Manzambi for trying to deceive the referee in the 30th minute. Manzambi went down in the penalty area, but the referee deemed it not a penalty. VAR confirmed the original assessment. The match was a spectacular performance where Aston Villa went blow for blow with City.
Keith Hackett, a former FIFA referee, believes Manzambi was trying to win a penalty by manufacturing contact. Hackett stated that Manzambi's exaggerated backward movement was an attempt to deceive the referee. He agreed with the referee's decision not to award a penalty. Hackett's comments were made in an exclusive interview with Villa News.
The penalty incident was one of three contentious moments in the game, with other shouts from both sides. Joleon Lescott commented on TNT Sports that if the contact had been made with the leg instead of the body, it could have been a penalty. The referee and VAR decided it was not a spot kick, and Aston Villa ultimately won with a deserved three points.
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Johan Manzambi has been accused of cheating in Aston Villa's 2-1 win against Manchester City. The Swiss international returned to Unai Emery's side after missing the Champions League clash with Viking. Nicolas Jackson gave the Villans the lead in the first-half, but Enzo Maresca's side tried desperately to find a way back. Erling Haaland levelled just seven minutes after the break, but Jackson put the hosts back in front on the hour mark. The Villans walked away with all three points after a spectacular performance, in which they went blow for blow with City. Now, ex-PGMOL chief Keith Hackett has hit out at new Villa Park ace Manzambi over an incident in the contest.
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