Gary Neville has hit out at Luton forward Jacob Brown for a tackle on Phil Foden that could only have been to ‘significantly harm’ the Manchester City star.
Pep Guardiola’s side came from behind to halt the winless Premier League run and beat Luton 2-1 at Kenilworth Road, but Neville was quick to jump on Brown’s lunge after the game.
Gary Neville has hit out at the challenge by Jacob Brown and questioned the forward’s intent
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Brown’s challenge went unpunished by the referee and wasn’t overturned by VAR upon review
Describing the attempted tackle as the kind of challenge that every footballer hates, Neville took to social media to lambast the Scottish international and his intent.
Posting on X, the Sky Sports pundit said: ‘I said this a few weeks ago. When a player jumps in like that the fact the opposing players leg isn’t broken doesn’t alter the fact every professional hates that challenge more than any other.
The intent can only be there to significantly harm your opponent.’
Brown appeared to follow through onto Foden’s ankle, but referee Tim Robinson failed to penalise the forward for the tackle.
VAR then also decided to not overturn the decision, deeming the challenge not worthy of a red card offence.
Luton had taken a sᴜrprised lead in the game, when Elijah Adabayo put the Hatters in the lead on the stroke of half time.
Brown saw his Luton side take the lead against Man City but went on to lose the game 2-1
But two goals in the space of three second-half minutes, one each from Jack Grealish and Bernardo Silva, altered the tide of the match and handed the defending champions all three points.
The hosts’ experience was similar; they have already led games this season against Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal but have lost all of them.
They are now four points behind Everton, who is ranked 17th, in the Premier League’s bottom three after the loss.
