I'd be interested to know whether those saying it was a genuine attempt to win the ball and shouldn't have been a red would be saying the same thing had Moutinho ended up with a broken ankle.
Genuine attempt or not, going in studs up is dangerous. As a professioal football player Milivojevic knows that full well and knows he's risking it if he gets it wrong, which he did.
I agree we don't want to turn it into a non-contact sport, but you have to draw the line somewhere as nobody wants to see players lose months of their career.
Genuine attempt or not, a dangerous tackle is a dangerous tackle and getting the ball doesn't change that.
Genuine attempt or not, going in studs up is dangerous. As a professioal football player Milivojevic knows that full well and knows he's risking it if he gets it wrong, which he did.
I agree we don't want to turn it into a non-contact sport, but you have to draw the line somewhere as nobody wants to see players lose months of their career.
Genuine attempt or not, a dangerous tackle is a dangerous tackle and getting the ball doesn't change that.