Manchester City midfielder Mateo Kovacic “extremely fortunate” not to get sent off against Arsenal – PGMOL chief Howard Webb (Video)

In light of the increasing number of VAR-related controversies in the Premier League, PGMOL chief Howard Webb has appeared on Sky Sports to discuss some of the most debatable calls made in recent weeks.

One of those was the case of Mateo Kovacic, the Manchester City midfielder who committed a serious foul on Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard while already on a yellow card, and the explanation for the decision of referee Michael Oliver not to send the Croatia international off that Webb gave was a bit peculiar.

🗣 “[Michael Oliver] doesn’t want to have a negative impact on the game by overreacting.”

PGMOL chief Howard Webb admits Manchester City’s Mateo Kovačić was “extremely fortunate” not to be sent off against Arsenal 🟥 pic.twitter.com/nrSjokPGHE

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