He will do any amount of mental gymnastics necessary to defend referees. I respect it a lot to be honest. At least he’s actually consistent… unlike premier league referees
TBH I didn't see anything from Shaw to really warrant a yellow earlier. Possible persistent fouling but not an obvious yellow IMO.
That's your and their opinion and I respect that. I just don't like the "Shaw should be off now" comments as we don't know what would have happened had he been booked earlier.
TBH based on what I've seen tonight I'll be quite pleased if Villa go out. They've been the better side tonight and they've been impressive under Gerrard and could of been a very dangerous opponent.