Tottenham vs Liverpool
Tottenham and Liverpool are currently locked in Premier League action in north London.
Both outfits had somewhat make-shift sides on the day due to the covid issues at both clubs.
Despite this, it was still expected that Liverpool would continue their superb 2021/22 and earn the win.
Kane lucky to stay on?
At the moment, however, it is Spurs who have looked the much better of the two sides and, at the time of writing, lead.
Harry Winks won the ball in midfield before it eventually fell to Tanguy Ndombele who slipped in Harry Kane:
KANE!! ⚪
Harry Kane gets first home league goal this season! ⚽
Brilliant from #THFC ?
? Watch #TOTLIV live on Sky Sports PL pic.twitter.com/r46gd6d8mB
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 19, 2021
Shortly after scoring the opener, though, Kane lunged into a fairly reckless tackle on Andy Robertson:
Same tackles but Pogba was sent off while England captain Kane was only shown a yellow card.
Different rules for different players. pic.twitter.com/uQ8cw3Kwb2
— FootballFunnys (@FootballFunnnys) December 19, 2021
By modern standards, a red card being brandished for such a tackle seemed very likely.
However, even after a VAR review, Kane escaped with a yellow.
This, in turn, promoted many people to take to social media and highlight the bias towards Kane, suggesting that he escaped a red due to him being England captain:
VAR pathetic again. Kane should be sent off but he’s England captain so…
— Matthew Clark (@MattClark_08) December 19, 2021
How is that not a sending off @fa refs are not fit enough for the job in this country. Clear red for Kane there. #TOTLIV
— mechanicalhound (@mechanicalhoun5) December 19, 2021
VAR rules that Harry Kane is the England captain.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) December 19, 2021
VAR send off England captain? Don’t be silly.
— Back Page Football (@bpfootball) December 19, 2021
England captain privilege is real.
— Tim Stillman (@Stillberto) December 19, 2021
Red card unless you’re England captain
— Orbinho (@Orbinho) December 19, 2021
England captain tax saved him there, awful challenge
— Chigo (@ChigoSZN) December 19, 2021
Red all day long. Except if you’re England captain.
— Attack of the Kop (@AttackoftheKop) December 19, 2021
Add ‘The England Captain’ to the #VAR protection club
— HM Iron (@TheHeadmaster1) December 19, 2021