Leeds United Captain Liam Cooper Sent Off For Poor Challenge On Gabriel Jesus
Josh Lawless in
1:38 PM, Saturday April 10 2021 GMT+1
Leeds United captain Liam Cooper was sent off at the Etihad Stadium following a reckless challenge on Gabriel Jesus in today's early kick-off.
The Brazilian beat Cooper to the ball as he ran down he left on the stroke of half-time and although he appeared to get a touch on the ball, the Scotland international was late on the City No.9 with a tackle that was high and out of control.
Initially, Andre Marriner had given a yellow card for the foul but after watching the incident back on the VAR screen, upgraded to red and gave Cooper his marching orders.