A furious Dean Smith has lifted the lid on the reasons of his red card during Aston Villa's defeat at Manchester City, stating he asked fourth official David Coote if he and his colleagues 'got juggling balls for Christmas'.
Smith and his Villa side were incensed when Bernardo Silva's controversial opener was allowed to stand in Wednesday's night Premier League encounter.
In the build-up to the Silva's 80th-minute goal, his City team-mate Rodri was initially offside in the move before he dispossessed Villa centre back Tyrone Mings. From that resulting passage of play he then set-up Silva who curled a stunning effort home.