You don’t see that all too often.
There was a rare occurrence late on in Manchester City’s 2-1 victory over Leicester on Saturday afternoon.
Having gone down 2-0 at the Etihad, the Foxes looked to have rescued a point when a late Riyad Mahrez penalty found the top corner.
Mahrez had slipped just as he made contact but still managed to beat Willy Caballero in the City goal.
2-2? Nope!
Referee Bobby Madley blew the whistle and flashed what appeared to be a peace sign but harmony was not what he was after.
He was signalling that the ball had been touched twice by Mahrez, meaning that the goal would not be allowed to stand.
It was an incredible spot by Madley and one that was definitely the correct call, although not everybody was pleased with the rule’s existence.
Given the wording of the law the referee is correct to disallow Mahrez's penalty but clearly not what the law was written for. #pedant
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) May 13, 2017
A clear stickler for the rules, Madley absolutely nailed the decision but the fact that he was so insistent on following the letter of the law so meticulously resulted in a similar joke doing the rounds on social media.
And some of them were pretty damn funny.
Bobby Madley grasses on people that don't have a TV license.
— Paul (@PauI16_) May 13, 2017
Bobby Madley sits at the front of the class and reminds the teacher when they've forgotten to give out homework.
— Si (@PhantomGoal) May 13, 2017
Bobby Madley phones the police when he smells weed on the high street.
— Robbo (@IsMiseRobbo) May 13, 2017
Bobby Madley tells a member of staff when he spots someone wearing jeans in the golf course lobby.
— Sam (@_SamAlex) May 13, 2017
Bobby Madley rats on people sharing golf clubs at Pitch & Putt
— Jonny 🇵🇸 (@Firtinho) May 13, 2017
Madley go be them school mates dem go remind teacher say dem no give we homework https://t.co/M2SYCz3ONb
— jeff (@jephri_) May 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/AnfieId360/status/863391260085768193
Bobby Madley is the kind of who guy who would snitch on his own parents. Wanker.
— . (@KloppsLegion) May 13, 2017
