straight to your inboxIt's probably the most infamous yellow card in Premier League history.August 23 2006.
Manchester City's first home game of the season - a 0-0 draw against Portsmouth marking a slight improvement on an opening day 3-0 reverse at Chelsea.
Joey Barton had gone close from range a couple of times, but this was a game that should have been forgotten as soon as the 90 minutes were up.
If only."As soon as I saw him running into the corner, I knew what was coming. I would have bet my life on it," said Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp, of City defender Ben Thatcher's challenge on Pedro Mendes in the second half.A ball had been headed clear from a City corner and Mendes ran over to the right back position to clear.
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