Well that depends doesn't it. Personally, having seen it properly, I thought it was ball to hand rather than deliberate handball. We went mad when 'Fat Phil' Dowd gave a penalty against Micah Richards at Anfield in the LC semi a few seasons ago.
Give over mate, this is the bollocks interpretation that everyone is wheeling out. All this "is it deliberate" nonsense. The guy scored with his hand, very few are actually "deliberate handball", but his hand is in an unnatural position and scores the goal. It should have been disallowed, simple.
If I remember that one Micah had his hands right by his side and it was incredibly harsh. Sanchez had his hand up and even though it wasn't deliberate the fact he knocked the ball into the goal with his hand makes it pretty clear cut for me. Then again, I am often asking myself what the refs are actually seeing this season.
No.
Different rules for City players, nothing wrong with Sergio's handball.Aguero assisted Gundogan against Barca with his hand.
As you were. :-P
In all seriousness, Sergio's WAS a handball, it was just one of those that could only be seen in slow-mo whereas the lino had a PERFECT view of Sanchez putting it in with his hand and how he didn't give the decision is beyond me.
The mind boggles. Or they're just bent fuckers.
Very few penalties would actually be correct if it was only deliberate handballs that were given.
I suppose the whole "arms/hands in unnatural positions" bit is deliberately nebulous and open to subjective interpretation when it suits.