Sergio Aguero attracted plenty of criticism after the Manchester City striker put his arm on the shoulder of assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis during Saturday’s 1-0 win over Arsenal.
Aguero disputed a throw-in call which went against him early in the second half of the Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium.
After arguing his case with Massey-Ellis, Aguero briefly put his arm around the female assistant referee’s shoulder as she began to walk away.
Aguero went unpunished for his actions
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What’s Aguero at touching the line judge like that!! pic.twitter.com/yDAmgMKNiE
— liam Butterscotch (@liamjb23) October 17, 2020
How did Aguero get away with this? 😭 pic.twitter.com/XAbp5nIuKF
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) October 17, 2020
Aguero was widely criticised for his actions while some suggesting that he wouldn’t have acted in a similar way had it been a male official
Awful to watch first time you saw it, and it gets worse and worse with every viewing. There is zero way Aguero would have done this to a male match official. Zero https://t.co/ku3P3M6quG
— Men in Blazers (@MenInBlazers) October 17, 2020
Who does Aguero think he is?
— Dr Rosena Allin-Khan (@DrRosena) October 17, 2020
Completely unacceptable.pic.twitter.com/fJ7L6zI2bt
Erm, what is Aguero doing here? And why wasn’t he sent off for it? https://t.co/FmqWtdRK0F
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) October 17, 2020