Mateo Kovacic was far from happy with Oscar Bobb during the FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Tottenham.
The 29-year-old could be seen screaming at the 20-year-old midway through the first half in north London.
So, why did Mateo Kovacic scream at Oscar Bobb? Let’s take a look…
Why Mateo Kovacic yelled at Oscar Bobb
Well, the Croatia international embarked on a tremendous run during the opening 45 minutes in N17 – before laying the ball off to the Norway international out wide.
Despite the fact Kovacic screamed for the ball to be cut back, Bobb decided to take a shot, which left the Manchester City No.8 livid.
Ally McCoist even picked up on the moment while speaking on commentary duty for ITV.
The 61-year-old said: “Kovacic is livid with him there. He wanted that cut back.”
In fairness to Bobb, it was a strong effort at Guglielmo Vicario’s goal, one that required a strong block from Pedro Porro to prevent the Italian being seriously tested.
Kovacic has netted just once in 24 appearances for Manchester City since arriving from Chelsea in a £30m deal back in June, so you can understand why he was so desperate for a cutback from the Norwegian.
Oscar Bobb delivered another strong performance in FA Cup clash between Manchester City and Tottenham
Pep Guardiola rewarded Bobb with a start following his late winner in the 3-2 victory over Newcastle last time out, and the youngster from Oslo did not disappoint.
The Manchester City No.52 completed 30 of his attempted 33 passes with a success rate of 91% – two of those balls went down as key passes.
Bobb also deserved to get himself on the scoresheet after pouncing on a spill from Vicario, only for VAR to deem him offside by what appeared to be nothing more than the width of a stud – a very harsh call.
At the age of just 20, it would appear Bobb has already done enough to make himself a highly valued member of Guardiola’s treble winning squad, which is quite the achievement.
