He did not play well (though, our midfield didn’t exactly help him through this period of bad form), but that was a harsh red. Ricardo more ran in to Delph’s boot than Delph’s boot went in to him. He was clearly going for the ball, won it, and Ricardo ran through the follow through. I am honestly not even sure it should have been a foul, but perhaps that is my blue tinted specs speaking there.
Not sure he had as much time as you think to pull away given how the Leicester player stormed in. In fact, the only reason Delph caught the player the way he did was because the player ran in so late (the ball was well gone before the contact was made).
