Raheem Sterling drew the ire of all Tottenham fans on Sunday.
There was a feeling around the Spurs supporter base that the England international could have been sent off not once, but twice during the clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Sterling played 81 minutes of the clash in north London before going off with a hamstring injury that could keep him sidelined for a number of weeks.
There were a number of big incidents during the clash in N17 and Sterling was at the heart of many of them.
The frontman was given a yellow card after just 13 minutes when he fouled Dele Alli.
And on closer inspection in the replay, Sterling went over the top of the ball and put his studs into Alli's ankle. It did not look good and left Alli i a heap and lucky not to suffer a serious injury.
Referee Mike Dean showed the yellow card, but VAR took a look at the incident and deemed it not to be worth of a red, much to the disgust of head coach Jose Mourinho and many Spurs fans watching at home on TV.
Mourinho said: "We were very, very unlucky that VAR didn’t decide for a Sterling red card, which is a clear red card."
More controversy was to follow.
On 40 minutes City were awarded a penalty, for an incident that happened two minutes prior. Ilkay Gundogan stepped up and saw his effort saved, but Sterling pounced on the rebound, going down under the challenge of Hugo Lloris who dived at his feet to try and get the ball.
There was minimal contact, but Sterling went down in a heap looking for a penalty.
Dean pointed for a goal-kick and VAR deemed it not a penalty either, yet Sterling, already on a yellow card, did not receive a second yellow for simulation.
Former referee Chris Foy explained why VAR did not intervene on that front.
Speaking on the official Premier League website he said: "As for those calling for the VAR to get Sterling booked for simulation, yellow cards for simulation are only awarded with the intervention of the VAR when the referee has awarded a penalty based on the simulation and then overturns it and cautions the player.
"Dean did not think it simulation and so did not award a booking."
All clear? Thought so.
