Jadon Sancho was left angry with referee Ovidiu Hategan after controversially denying Jude Bellingham a goal against Manchester City on his return to England.
The Borussia Dortmund midfielder jumped on Ederson as the Brazilian juggled the ball before clearing it, managing to get it off his toes.
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Bellingham had a toe on the ball moments before Ederson ended his swing, with the City goalkeeper only connecting with the bottom of the midfielder’s shoe.
As he began to twist on the floor, the 17-year-old stepped forward on goal and pushed the ball home, only to be dismayed at the sound of Hategan’s whistle.
Because the Romanian official whistled before the ball rolled into the net, VAR could not be used to review the decision and Bellingham and his Dortmund teammates protested at the Etihad.
It wasn’t just Dortmund’s players on the pitch who took offense, with Sancho also deciding to tweet his displeasure.
Jadon Sancho tweeted his displeasure watching the game
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“This referee needs to be verified,” he wrote, accompanying the Tweet with an emoji of a disgruntled person performing a palm-of-the-face action.
It wasn’t the only controversial move Hategan made in the first half of the Champions League quarter-final, awarding City a penalty for a high boot from Emre Can on Rodri.
Still, his redness was somewhat spared by VAR as replays showed the foot was not only not high, Rodri had also handled the ball.
