‘Ball to hand. No pen’ – Liverpool fans react to Emre Can display against Leicester City
Liverpool returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Leicester City at the King Power stadium.
Emre Can started for the Reds and was involved in a controversial hand ball – or ball to hand – incident.
The Foxes were not awarded a penalty for the incident but it was the subject of discussion after the game.
Leicester were actually awarded a penalty which Jamie Vardy ended up missing. We took a look at how fans reacted to Can’s display on social media.
See More: “Don’t think the referee wanted to give it” – Liverpool star was lucky and Emre’s handball was a penalty says Match of the Day pundit
Liverpool fans were not pleased with the way some pundits claimed a penalty should have been awarded against Can.
“Hand clearly moves towards the ball” when Emre Can’s arm stays perfectly still. Brilliant, unbiased analysis there…
— The Smiling Assassin (@TSmilinAssassin) 23 September 2017
That isn’t a penalty on Emre Can.
Arms do not move to the ball AND his arms are by his side. Ball to hand. No pen, correct decision — Brodinho (@Brodinho) 23 September 2017
How many times are they going to show this emre can handball wtf it wasn’t even handball
— Lee (@TheAspasCorner) 23 September 2017
Not everyone thought so… there were quite a few people on twitter who thought the incident was a stone wall penalty.
So Mignolet not sent off and the Emre Can handball not given as a penalty
Hey @FA good job — Tabish (@10tabish) 23 September 2017
Clear cut handball by Emre Can
— ☬ Singh ☬ (@man_deep97) 23 September 2017
that’s a handball by Emre Can, too. this game is WILD.
— Muhammad Butt (@muhammadbutt) 23 September 2017
Can, Can’t jokes are back again.
Today Emre can’t ?
— Queen_Boss ?? (@Piaawesome) 23 September 2017
Should Can stay or should he go? he has under 12 months remaining on his contract but has yet to sign a new deal.
Emre Can tekkers! Don’t leave us Emre!
— LFC TRANSFERS HQ (@lfctransfershq) 23 September 2017
Emre Can calling in the cheeky footwork to beat two players. ??? @LFC #LEILIV
— Toby Forster (@thelegendtoby) 23 September 2017
Pretty harsh? does Can deserve this kind of criticism.
Liverpool’s 2018/19 summer transfer window will be a success if we let Emre Can go on a free and release Gini Wijnaldum from his contract.
— ™ (@EBL2017) 23 September 2017
Emre’s not consistent enough and there are countless better CM’s than him + he’s not suited to a midfield 3 anyway. He’d do well at Juve.
— ™ (@EBL2017) 23 September 2017
