Why Man City's Erling Haaland was awarded a penalty against Chelsea
More than a quarter of the match had elapsed and Erling Haaland's touch count stood at a mere six, one every four minutes. Yet, Haaland didn't need to touch the ball to provoke the first spark in what had been a subdued opening between Manchester City and Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. Marc Cucurella didn't make contact with the ball either but was deemed to have touched Haaland a little too forcefully for Anthony Taylor's liking, conceding a first-half penalty which the Norwegian ruthlessly dispatched. In the same week that Chelsea duked out one of the craziest - and most controversial - contests in recent Premier League history, the officials were again in the spotlight on Sunday. Why was Erling Haaland awarded a penalty for Man City against Chelsea? Haaland slots it smoothly into the bottom corner! 😮💨⚽ pic.twitter.com/xg2EnuqZ3N — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) November 12, 2023 While City aimed their first thrust of the move down the left-hand side of Ch...