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Sergio Agüero, the Manchester City forward, has come under attack for placing his hand on the neck and shoulder of assistant referee Sian Massey-Ellis. The national charity for football referees on Sunday night called for a “line to be drawn in the sand” after Agüero’s conduct during the 1-0 win against Arsenal drew widespread condemnation. The shadow sports minister, Alison McGovern, described Agüero’s conduct as “horrendous” and took to Twitter to say: “Get your hands off her neck.” Her Labour colleague, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, said his behaviour was “completely unacceptable” and asked: “Who does he think he is?” Agüero had stepped towards Massey-Ellis to complain about the award of a 42nd-minute throw-in to Arsenal and then placed his left hand on the assistant referee’s neck and shoulder as she walked back up the touchline. Massey-Ellis gestured for Agüero to move away but, despite Premier League guidance in 2016 stating that any physical contact with an official should warrant a yellow card, Agüero was not cautioned. He will not be retrospectively punished either as such action can be taken only in the case of missed red-card offences for aggressive or confrontational behaviour, and it was decided that the incident did not meet that threshold.
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