Girona manager Michel puts pundits to shame with dignified verdict on decisive Liverpool penalty

Just like his team on Tuesday night, Girona manager Michel can hold his head high after giving a dignified and philosophical assessment of his team’s narrow defeat to Liverpool.

The Champions League debutants had called the returning Alisson Becker into action several times before the game’s decisive moment, a penalty converted by Mo Salah and awarded after a clumsy foul by Donny van de Beek on Luis Diaz, with the referee pointing to the spot after recourse to VAR.

A number of pundits ...