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Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte shows off horror gash on thigh after being caught by Stuart Armstrong’s boot

, Manchester City star Aymeric Laporte shows off horror gash on thigh after being caught by Stuart Armstrong’s boot

MANCHESTER CITY scorer Aymeric Laporte paraded his gruesome thigh injury after Stuart Armstrong escaped red for a studs-in challenge.

Referee Simon Hooper stuck with his yellow card verdict after a VAR check as a 1-1 draw at Southampton ended the leaders’ 12-game winning run.

Man City star Aymeric Laporte posted this graphic pic of his injury
Team-mates show their concern as centre-back Aymeric Laporte was badly hurt by Stuart Armstrong’s challenge

But Sky Sports pundit Graeme Souness was among those labelling Armstrong ‘lucky’ not to be sent off.

The Scotland midfielder stayed on as his challenge was deemed a ‘glancing blow’ and ‘lacking intensity’.

Centre-back Laporte then displayed his nasty cut – wide and swollen – on Twitter.

The Spain star, 27, added: “Well thanks for the souvenir lol”.

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But any frustration he felt was directed more at how disappointed City were after their Premier League lead was cut to 12 points.

Kyle Walker-Peters blasted Southampton‘s fine early opener.

But Laporte himself headed City’s point-saver on 65 minutes from Kevin de Bruyne’s free-kick.

Afterwards he told BBC’s Match of the Day: “It’s difficult. I think we deserve a little bit more. 

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“We dropped two points, but sometimes that happens.” 

Meanwhile, fans on social media seemed divided on whether Armstrong should have.

Some called his challenge a ‘clear’ sending-off and one said: “Will never understand how he didn’t get a red.”

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But others felt it was just a misjudged tackled – with the injury worse than the intent.

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