Roy Keane and Gary Neville disagree on whether Harry Kane’s disallowed goal for Tottenham against Chelsea on Sunday should have stood or not.
The 28-year-old seemed to open the scoring in the first-half when he calmly slotted the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga from a few yards out.
However, referee Paul Tierney blew the whistle shortly after to disallow the goal for a foul from Kane on Thiago Silva, just before he was able to score.
The Spurs striker did stretch his hands out to push the Brazilian, though many believed that it was soft when he went to ground in the area.
It marked a potential turning point in the game for the away side, who conceded two quick-fire goals shortly after the break to go 2-0 down.
The refereeing decision certainly split opinion at Sky Sports, with former Manchester United full-back and co-commentator Gary Neville claiming that it shouldn’t have been a foul and should have been overturned by the Video Assistant Referee.
Meanwhile, ex-teammate Roy Keane was quick to disagree with Neville, saying: “Believe it or not Gary is wrong. Decent piece of play from Spurs, a counter attack.
“I think when you’re running at that pace, at the time when I was watching I thought it was a goal.
“But he just does lean into him and I think the referee has got that 100% right. I think when you’re running at that pace there is (enough contact).
“And when you’re 36, 37 - you’re going to go down. When you’re at that pace it’s just a little touch you need.”
Whether it was clever from Silva or a foul, it clearly upset those of a Spurs persuasion, who may have felt the game could have gone differently had the goal gone their way.
Instead, they slumped to defeat for a third time this month to their London rivals, outlining the difference in quality between the two sides at this moment in time.
For Chelsea, they move ten points behind leaders Manchester City and one behind second-placed Liverpool. Those teams have games in-hand, but equally it pushes a gap between those below the Blues.
As for Spurs, it’s a bruising blow in what has been a tough month for Conte and his men. The defeat marked a first in the league under the Italian, with the search for a top four finish continuing.
