Calls for Heung-min Son ‘to be reported to the FA’ after his Man City actions

Former Premier League referee, Keith Hackett, did not like what he saw from the Tottenham captain Heung-min Son after the Lilywhites’ loss to Manchester City on Wednesday and believes that the South Korean’s actions could be reported to the FA.

Referee Jarred Gillet did make some controversial calls during Man City’s 1-0 win over Tottenham, not least his decision to rule out Erling Haaland’s and Man City’s second late in the second half for handball.

In the end, the Premier League champions were able to hold their nerve and see out a 1-0 victory, with Spurs unable to find a breakthrough despite putting the City defence under pressure for much of the second half.

After the final whistle, Son and Brennan Johnson were seen having an animated conversation with Gillet, but it is unclear what they were discussing.

Heung-min Son’s actions could be reported to the FA

Keith Hackett did not like the manner in which Son was protesting to Gillet after the game and claimed that the Tottenham man should have been shown a yellow card.

The former Premier League referee suggested that the 32-year-old might have been complaining about the amount of injury time and admitted that he wants to see the forward’s actions reported to the FA.

Hackett told Tottenham News: “Jarred Gillet has delivered two very good performances in recent days. His movement and maintaining contact with play throughout was excellent and his decision-making was made with confidence,”

“His judgement about that handball and disallowed goal was perhaps the only point that I would make any comment about. He decided that a handball had taken place and ruled out a Man City goal.

“The Spurs players should look at themselves and I hope that the referee will include in his report the behaviour of Son, who was rather fortunate to escape a sanction for his clear and sustained protest.

“Did Son not see that a goal by Manchester City had been ruled out by Gillet? If he was protesting about the amount of time added on he should read Law 5. It states that the referee is the sole timekeeper.

“I feel Son was clutching at straws in this one. I would have liked Gillet to have shown him a yellow card in order for him to re-assert his authority.”

Son has an exemplary disciplinary record with Tottenham

Son has been in the Premier League for ten years and hardly has he been disrespectful to any official or expressed anger at them.

That will surely be considered by the FA even if the Tottenham captain’s actions are reported by Gillet.

The fact that the South Korean was not booked suggests that he did not use any harsh or abusive words, even though his body language appeared very animated.

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