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LAPORTE HEADS CITY IN FRONT!
Aymeric Laporte beats Sissoko to De Bruyne's cross and nods it home. Will that be the winner? :trophy:
Watch live now on Sky Sports Football :tv: pic.twitter.com/FP1goDrF3J
- Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) April 25, 2021
But Spurs fans reckon Laporte should NOT have been on the pitch when he scored after committing two cynical fouls in the first half - with just one of them being a bookable offence.
He dragged down Lucas Moura without being punished before picking up a caution for another tackle on the Brazilian forward.
Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville thought the same as the Spurs supporters, saying the Frenchman should have received his marching orders by match referee Paul Tierney.
:speaking_head: "He should be sent off."@MicahRichards Michael Dawson & Jamie Redknapp in agreement that Laporte was lucky not to be sent off #CarabaoCupFinal pic.twitter.com/Pyb1Sni915
- Football Daily (@footballdaily) April 25, 2021
Laporte went onto score the only goal of the game to give City their fourth League Cup in a row.
Needless to say, the 26-year-old popping up near the end angered Spurs fans online while their rivals saw the funny side of the controversial incident.
Laporte should have been sent off. How was he not booked earlier on?!
- Noz Ahmed (@NozAhmed) April 25, 2021
Laporte should be sent off but now he's stopped Spurs from winning a trophy pic.twitter.com/RqQWO9dTnm
- :airplane: (@Arrizabalager) April 25, 2021
And Laporte shouldn't even be on the pitch. You do love to see it as an Arsenal fan I can't lie
- now.arsenal (@now_arsenaI) April 25, 2021
Laporte has done that twice now, really don't get how he didn't receive a yellow for the first one. Poor refereeing #THFC
- COYS.com (@COYS_com) April 25, 2021
Laporte should now have been sent off. So poor from the referee. #COYS #THFC #CarabaoCupFinal
- The Spurs Express (@TheSpursExpress) April 25, 2021
One wrote: "Shouldn't even be on the f**king pitch the cheat."
A second tweeted: "Laporte shouldn't be on the pitch."
A third added: "The guy who should be on 3 yellows. Couldn't write it."
The Blues will be looking to add the Premier League and Champions League to their trophy haul this campaign.
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Topics: Manchester City, Football News, Football, tottenham, Aymeric Laporte