WOLVES star Nathan Collins was unsurprisingly sent off for a shocking KUNG-FU KICK on Jack Grealish.
Manchester City ace Grealish was heavily involved in the first half at Molineux, opening the scoring before being booted in the midriff.
With just over half an hour on the clock, Grealish and Collins went to contest for the ball.
But the Wolves man got his challenge all wrong, jumping in with his studs showing and making direct contact with Grealish.
Referee Anthony Taylor showed no hesitation in brandishing a red card in Collins’ direction.
The City playmaker was left writhing on the floor in pain after taking Collins’ studs right to his lower stomach.
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In a desperate bid to stay on the pitch, Collins tried to plead his innocence by claiming he got the BALL in the tackle.
Neither referee Taylor or VAR bought it, and Collins was rightfully given his marching orders.
Grealish lifted up his shirt on the sidelines after clambering to his feet and showed a nasty red mark from where Collins’ studs had clattered into him.
While the England international was left screaming in pain, it could have been a lot worse had Collins made contact just a couple of inches lower in the unmentionables.
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Fans on social media were not surprised that the tackle resulted in a red card.
One wrote: “Worst red card I’ve seen in ages.”
While another said: “mixed martial arts in football, nice.”
And a third quipped: “The funny part was that he was complaining about the red card.”
Bruno Lage’s side were already two goals down at the time of the incident.
Grealish himself had opened the scoring after just 55 SECONDS, before Erling Haaland inevitably got himself on the scoresheet.
And Collins’ sending off made an already uphill task even harder for the home side.
Phil Foden added a third after the break for City to send the visitors top of the league ahead of Arsenal’s trip to Brentford tomorrow.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
