CRISTIAN ROMERO escaped a red card for a horror tackle that sparked a mass scrap in Tottenham’s 4-1 defeat of Newcastle.
But many fans were distracted from the controversy by the “weird noises” of what one called “another classic Gary Neville ‘ooo’”.
The flare-up came near the end of a comfortable Spurs win
Players squared up and others had to be kept apart
Romero would have earned a four-game ban had he picked up his second straight red of the season for a nasty challenge on Toon striker Callum Willson late on.
Wilson and Tottenham keeper Guglielmo Vicario were at the centre of the scuffles that followed as players were pulled apart .
And Spurs wideman Pedro Porro had to be shoved away by team-mates from making the situation worse.
Viewers were furious with the initial tackle.
One claimed: “That Romero challenge looked a fairly clear cut case for VAR to step in and advise an upgrade from yellow to red card.”
But Sky Sports pundit Neville distracted some viewers with his reaction.
As the Manchester United legend verbally winced at the on-field exchange, one observer posted: “Another classic Gary Neville OoOoOoO for the history books there.”
But another fan insisted: “Neville has such an agenda against Romero. The noises!!!! So weird.”
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A third supporter agreed: “Slipped on 1st challenge which made 2nd contact inevitable. But Neville hates him so much.”
However, other viewers labelled Romero’s foul as “shocking” – with the strongest verdict being the “most malicious tackle of all time”.
Spurs were 3-0 up at the time, with 10 minutes left.
Son Heung-min then added a penalty to his two assists before Joelinton replied for the Magpies.
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