Bernardo Silva has called on referees to show more red cards to protect Manchester City’s players following a spate of bad tackles against the Premier League leaders.
Pep Guardiola and his players are becoming increasingly concerned at the lengths some teams will go to in their attempts to stop City in recent weeks.
Three days after Leroy Sane suffered ankle ligament damage as a result of a challenge from Cardiff defender Joe Bennett, Guardiola made his feelings clear to the officials at the Etihad on Wednesday night as City beat West Brom 3-0.