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‘Hart wouldn’t have seen red’
- Updated: October 19, 2016
Niall Quinn says Joe Hart would not have made the “horrific” error that saw Claudio Bravo sent off in Manchester City’s Champions League defeat to Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola’s side were losing 1-0 in the Nou Camp early in the second half when their goalkeeper carelessly gave the ball to Luis Suarez and then handled his goalbound shot outside the area, earning him a straight red card.
With only 10 men on the pitch for the final 37 minutes, City went on to lose 4-0 as Lionel Messi completed his hat-trick and Neymar added a late fourth.
England goalkeeper Hart was loaned out to Torino last summer when Bravo was signed from Barcelona – and former City striker Quinn says he would not have dropped such a clanger.
“It was pretty horrific what he did,” Quinn said. “He was in total control of the situation. He was well outside the box and you thought he was going to take it down, but he tried to play it first time.
“Suarez literally came to a stop waiting for it to be dealt with and couldn’t believe his luck that it was kicked straight to him, so he controlled it and tried to …
