{"id":294665,"date":"2023-11-21T14:24:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294665"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T14:24:04","slug":"liverpool-fans-fume-at-choice-of-referee-for-man-city-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/liverpool-fans-fume-at-choice-of-referee-for-man-city-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for Man City clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for this weekend&#8217;s clash against title rivals Man City &#8211; as one points out that Chris Kavanagh was born just FIVE miles from the Etihad Stadium<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chris Kavanagh has been chosen as the referee for Liverpool v Man City\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The referee is from Ashton-under-Lyne, not far from the Etihad Stadium\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Trent and Bellingham can play together but can&#8217;t get in each other\u2019s way &#8211; IAKO<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool fans are fuming at the choice of referee for their top-of-the-table clash with Manchester City on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side could go top of the table if they beat the reigning Premier League champions in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kavanagh has been appointed as the referee for the massive clash between the two title rivals, with Stuart Attwell on VAR.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool have a good record in games which Kavanagh has taken charge of, winning 13 out of a possible 15 matches.<\/p>\n<p>However, Liverpool fans have slammed the decision, with one even pointing out the distance from the town Kavanagh was born, to the Etihad Stadium.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060207-12775189-image-a-66_1700571962735.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Some Liverpool fans are unhappy that Chris Kavanagh, from Greater Manchester, has been selected to referee their top-of-the-table clash with rivals Man City on Saturday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060311-12775189-image-a-65_1700571951783.jpg\" height=\"367\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>One fan even pointed out how close Kavanagh was born to the Etihad Stadium, with Ashton-under-Lyne\u00a0 around five miles away from Man City&#8217;s ground\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060765-12775189-image-a-70_1700572950263.jpg\" height=\"436\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool could jump to the top of the table if they beat Manchester City this weekend<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>On Reddit, the user posted a map asking for directions from Ashton-under-Lyne, in Greater Manchester, where Kavanagh is from to the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>They titled the post &#8216;Man City v Liverpool ref born this close to City ground&#8217; while underneath it asking &#8216;how is this allowed?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>According to Google Maps, the distance between Ashton-under-Lyne and the Etihad Stadium is just five miles and is about a 20 minute drive.<\/p>\n<p>The news also attracted attention from Liverpool fans on social media with one writing: &#8216;Chris Kavanagh, from Manchester, will referee our game against City. And Noel Gallagher will be in charge of VAR.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another fan went down the same line with their post, writing: &#8216;Chris Kavanagh, from Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, will referee the Man City v Liverpool game. Ricky Hatton will take charge of VAR, whilst Ricky Hatton&#8217;s dad will be on hand as the fourth official.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another posted: &#8216;Chris Kavanagh from Greater Manchester. Unbelievable.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The post on Reddit did attract criticism from some football fans however, with one writing: &#8216;Getting the excuses in early fair play.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Other fans pointed out that the Etihad Stadium wasn&#8217;t even around when the 38-year-old referee Kavanagh was born.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060307-12775189-image-a-67_1700572053263.jpg\" height=\"194\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Other fans also hit out at the decision, with one joking Man City fan Noel Gallagher would be on VAR<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060209-12775189-image-a-68_1700572086683.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite concerns, Liverpool have a good record in games in which Kavanagh has taken charge, winning 13 out of 15 matches<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/13\/78060241-12775189-image-a-69_1700572110670.jpg\" height=\"461\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh took charge of Manchester City&#8217;s Carabao Cup loss to Newcastle earlier this season<\/p>\n<p>City played at Maine Road stadium in Moss Side until 2003.<\/p>\n<p>There were some Liverpool fans though that highlighted Liverpool&#8217;s positive record under Kavanagh, with their only defeats coming in an FA Cup tie against Chelsea and a Premier League clash with Everton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Kavanagh took charge of City&#8217;s 1-0 defeat to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup earlier this season and has been on the whistle twice for Liverpool this season &#8211; both wins for the Reds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12775189\/Liverpool-fans-fume-referee-Man-City-Chris-Kavanagh.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for this weekend&#8217;s clash against title rivals Man City &#8211; as one points<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for Man City clash - Sports Love Me<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/liverpool-fans-fume-at-choice-of-referee-for-man-city-clash\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for Man City clash - Sports Love Me\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Liverpool fans fume at choice of referee for this weekend&#8217;s clash against title rivals Man City &#8211; 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