Mad Eyed Screamer said:
how can people say the first booking didnt deserve a yellow card? he just stupidly and totally needlessly pulled him back.
Well he did tug on Johnson's arm, Johnson then threw himself to the floor, a yellow card given. Aguero skinned Skrtel, who dragged him down to the ground, as he went passed, and nothing. The way Atkinson was officiating the game neither of Balotelli's 'fouls' were a yellow.
The handball given against Milner was ridiculous, and to not take action against Reina of his impressive save 50 yards from goal, and no action against that diving cheating bastard was just silly.
I watched the game with a staunch and very bias red, who loves winding us up and even he said that Balotelli's red was ridiculous.