article_snippet.sent: David Silva receives an elbow to the face by the on-rushing Cheikhou Kouyate in the second half .
article_snippet.sent: Cheikhou Kouyate’s was only booked by referee Anthony Taylor and City boss Manuel Pellegrini believes the Senegal midfielder did not mean to injure Cheikhou Kouyate’s player.
article_snippet.sent: I always think that a player doesn’t want to damage another player,’ a player said.
article_snippet.sent: The referee was so near and a player decided The referee was unintentional.
article_snippet.sent: ‘a player decides what happens and gave a yellow card.
article_snippet.sent: I hope that it was an accidental collision.
article_snippet.sent: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce claimed that the incident was ‘accidental’, saying: ‘It was innocuous.
article_snippet.sent: I didn’t think it was a foul.
article_snippet.sent: Everybody thinks it is more serious attack from Cheikhou than it was.
article_snippet.sent: It wasn’t deliberate at all.
article_snippet.sent: West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has no idea, it has happened from behind West Ham manager Sam Allardyce.
article_snippet.sent: Premier League strike of the season.
article_snippet.sent: It's one of those where no one knows but Manuel Pellegrini if Manuel Pellegrini meant to do it.
article_snippet.sent: It was like when Costa stamped on Skrtel. '
article_snippet.sent: Nobody can say 100 per cent, only Skrtel knows but you know as players, there are certain challenges or when you're running past someone you think - I can get away with this. '