Decisions from referee Peter Bankes came under big scrutiny in Leeds United’s defeat to Manchester City at Elland Road.

Dermot Gallagher and Jay Bothroyd have had their say on two big officiating decisions in Leeds United’s chaotic defeat to Manchester City at Elland Road.

Several big decisions went against Leeds in Saturday evening’s 1-0 reverse, after which boss Daniel Farke was sent off for confronting referee Peter Bankes after the full-time whistle.

Farke’s assistant Edmund Riemer said post-match that the Whites boss was particularly aggrieved at Bankes sticking to just six minutes of added time amid several stoppages and City bookings for timewasting.

There was also fury in the Elland Road stands as Bankes failed to award a Leeds penalty in second half stoppage time when a cross from the right hit Matheus Nunes on the arm under pressure from Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Another big call went City’s way in the first half when Rayan Cherki got away with lightly stamping on Ilia Gruev following a challenge near the touchline.

Both incidents were analysed by Gallagher and Bothroyd on Sky Sports News Ref Watch, the pair feeling Bankes made the right decisions but Bothroyd in particular admitting he could see why Farke was left so aggrieved.

Whilst believing the handball from Nunes was not a penalty, Gallagher also declared that teammate Ruben Dias was very lucky not to have made contact with the ball with his arm stretched high in the air just in front of him.

The Premier League said that VAR's view on the incident was that Nunes’ arm was in a natural position, so there was no need to ask Bankes to take another look at it.

“Doesn't strike me as the kind pf person that wants to get a sly dig in there”

Gallagher said of the incident: "I don’t think that’s a penalty but Ruben Dias in front of him is very, very lucky.

"He's got his hand so far in the air that if it strikes his hand he’s got no argument whatsoever and it would be a penalty. But I don't think the one that Peter Bankes waves away is."

Bothroyd - then casting his view on Cherki’s ‘stamp’ - said: “I agree and that one there, I think that's why Farke was upset because there were some decisions that could have arguably gone in Leeds' way and they didn't.

"I'm not sure. I don't like to profile but Cherki doesn't strike me as the kind pf person that wants to get a sly dig in there.

"I genuinely think he's knocked the ball away and he's put his foot back to sprint, as you do and obviously he's caught him in his leg. I didn’t think that was intentional me.”

Gallagher added: “I think the other thing is there’s no intensity whatsoever. You can see that he is almost trying to start his run, he doesn’t come down in anger, he doesn’t come down with malice.”