Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount says AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori didn't deserve his red card last night.
Milan defender Tomori was given his marching orders by the referee after pulling back Mount as he burst through on goal and into the penalty area.
While contact was light between two England international's the ref deemed Tomori to have denied a clear goalscoring opportunity, thus sending him off and awarding the Blues a penalty much to the protest of Milan.
And Mount, 23, insisted the sending off was the wrong decision.
After the Champions League win, he told Chelsea's website: "He's obviously my mate, I've known Fik for a very long time and I felt for him in that situation, I was gutted for him. I don't think it was a sending-off.
"Was it a penalty? Maybe yes. I'm an honest player and I want to try to score a goal and he pulled me back a little bit, but I feel for him for that decision. It's a tough one.
"I felt him trying to pull me back, but I was running to goal so I wasn't going to go down and I felt like I could still have an opportunity to score.
"So I carried on going, didn't score and then obviously the ref blew up and gave a pen straight away. I was probably a bit surprised at the time because I've still gone through and had a shot."
Jorginho subsequently converted the penalty before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added a decisive second to seal a fourth victory on the bounce for Graham Potter.
With the result Chelsea also climb to the top of their Champions League group, just seven days after being bottom of it.
Mount added: "It was hard to see him get sent off.
"You still want to be playing 11 versus 11 and going at it with two good teams, so it maybe ruined the game a bit.
"It was massive for us and we obviously wanted to win the game, which we did, but I still feel for Fik a lot."
Riteklmruy
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Mount is becoming childish here. The match wasn't for you and Tomori. It was for Chelsea vs AC Milan and not between friends. You're just saying rubbish because it affected Tomori. We all felt for him because he was from our academy but the truth is that there was a clear foul. He denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity by pulling you down after getting in his front. The referee and VAR saw it very clear before their final decision. The VAR would have rulled it out if it wasn't a penalty. It's not your job to decide who gets a red card in a match. Please, let this be the last time you will come and make this kind of statement.
Who are you talking to? Do you think Mount will read your text? Mount told the truth, it was a penalty but the red card was a mistake
koyaikms
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Tomori boosted a lot they must take revenge what Chelsea did to them at first leg. Mount let me tell you had it be that you're the one that fall that victim and are send out, tomori will never feel for you rather it be a thing of joy to him .
Leabcdituy
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Mount is becoming childish here. The match wasn't for you and Tomori. It was for Chelsea vs AC Milan and not between friends. You're just saying rubbish because it affected Tomori. We all felt for him because he was from our academy but the truth is that there was a clear foul. He denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity by pulling you down after getting in his front. The referee and VAR saw it very clear before their final decision. The VAR would have rulled it out if it wasn't a penalty. It's not your job to decide who gets a red card in a match. Please, let this be the last time you will come and make this kind of statement.
Honestly I feel ashame of him
dennisachafu
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Mount is becoming childish here. The match wasn't for you and Tomori. It was for Chelsea vs AC Milan and not between friends. You're just saying rubbish because it affected Tomori. We all felt for him because he was from our academy but the truth is that there was a clear foul. He denied a clear goal-scoring opportunity by pulling you down after getting in his front. The referee and VAR saw it very clear before their final decision. The VAR would have rulled it out if it wasn't a penalty. It's not your job to decide who gets a red card in a match. Please, let this be the last time you will come and make this kind of statement.
akiamo
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mount behave, and do not comment based on feelings💘. it was a clear foul and penalty. clear sending off; no attempt to play ball but to deny goal scoring.
Wanbiknpr
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chelsea
Wanbiknpr
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carc
Yuri_Q
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Well said
Kennedy90
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sometimes you need to take things easy and calm, tomori wants to win by all means now he ends up with a red card