Simon Hooper made a mistake, a big one, but then plenty of players made mistakes in this 3-3 thriller, arguably bigger ones.
That includes Erling Haaland, who missed an open goal and yet was screaming in Hooper’s face as if he alone had stopped Manchester City from winning.
Human errors happen and Hooper will know now he should never have blown his whistle. He initially played an advantage following Emerson Royal’s foul on Haaland, then changed his mind after the pass was played to Jack Grealish.
No one knows if Grealish would have scored, especially as he had Tottenham players chasing him.