You will ask for water God will give you acid - See what Chelsea fans are saying about Anthony Taylor after the loss to Manchester City in their Premier League opener.
After defeating Chelsea 2-0 on Sunday night, Premier League champions Manchester City had the ideal start to the season.
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Midway through the first half, Manchester City took the lead thanks to a goal from Erling Haaland, who dinked over Robert Sanchez after being nudged in by Bernardo Silva's ball.
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The host in their new home jersey attempted to counterattack with a series of deft forward runs involving Christopher Nkunku, but Manuel Akanji skillfully halted them in their tracks.
Later on, though, Jackson's half-volley following a spirited attacking play gave the Blues a chance to tie the score, but Ederson pulled off a save.
When former Chelsea player Mateo Kovacic skillfully maneuvered around Moses Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez, firing in off Sanchez's hands, City secured the second goal.
The reigning champs won easily on opening day by controlling the last few minutes of the game.
Chelsea fans blame Manchester City loss on Anthony Taylor denying penalties
After the game, Chelsea fans took to social media to express their dissatisfaction with the officiating.
There were concerns from Chelsea fans when veteran referee Anthony Taylor was appointed as the lead official in their opener against Manchester City.
They are now incensed about some of the calls he made during the game.
According to Chelsea fans, Anthony Taylor denied them three separate penalties which could have means a different result.
According to Chelsea fans, there were two instances where captain Enzo Fernandez was brought down in the box.
Anthony Taylor waved play on for the first instance after contact on Enzo by Ruben Diaz.
Then after a brief consultation with the Video assistant referee (VAR), Taylor dismissed the second as incident contact by Savinho.
The third was when Anthony Taylor ignored a clear handball from Mateo Kovacic in the penalty area.
See what Chelsea fans are saying below
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