This Paul Pogba vs Connolly incident saw a Brighton penalty disallowed / reversed by VAR after it had been originally awarded by Chris Kavanagh. The referee had deemed United star Pogba to have fouled Aaron Connolly, but reversed the decision and the yellow card he gave the French midfielder after being asked by VAR to check his decision again
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Cheeky Neil Maupay panenka penalty vs Manchester United 2020 & Mbappe Crying celebration | Bruno Fernandes foul on Tariq Lamptey
This Neil Maupay penalty vs Manchester United saw the Seagulls striker attempt a cheeky panenka style penalty against Red Devils stopper David de Gea, and score successfully from the spot as well. The Maupay penalty v United was awarded by referee Chris Kavanagh after Bruno Fernandes had fouled Tariq Lamptey in the area. Also check out Maupay’s crying celebration after converting the penalty.
Thiago Alcantara Pass Map vs Chelsea 2020 on Debut- Record for most passes in a half of football
Liverpool’s new signing Thiago Alcantara made his debut over the weekend against Chelsea, playing the second half after replacing Jordan Henderson at the interval. The Spaniard made 75 passes- a record for the highest number of successful passes made by a player in one half of football (45 minutes) since records began to be kept for the metric in 2003/04.
Thiago LFC debut- Thiago pass map vs Chelsea September 2020
Thiago 75 passes breakdown- to whom did Thiago pass the most against Chelsea?
Thiago to Alexander Arnold- 14 passes
Thiago to Andy Robertson- 13 passes
Thiago to Mohamed Salah- 12 passes
Thiago to Wijnaldum- 8 passes
Thiago to Milner- 6 passes
Thiago to Fabinho- 5 passes
Thiago to Firmino- 5 passes
Thiago to Van Dijk- 5 passes
Thiago to Mane- 5 passes
Thiago to Naby Keita- 1 pass
Thiago to Minamino- 1 pass
Record for most successful passes in 45 minutes of football (Premiership)
Thiago set a new record for most passes in 45 minutes, beating the previous one held by Andreas Christensen
75 passes- Thiago Alcantara (Liverpool) vs Chelsea (September 2020)
66 passes- Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) vs Sheff Utd (July 2020)
62 passes- Jose Fonte (Southampton) vs Bournemouth (November 2015)
61 passes- Paul Pogba (Man Utd) vs Newcastle (December 2019)
61 passes- Yaya Toure (Man City) vs Stoke (October 2017)
61 passes- Paul Scholes (Man United) vs Blackburn (May 2011)