High boots are being punished just as harshly in Germany, it turns out.
The debate about whether players whose eyes are fixed on the ball but still land a high boot on an opposition player should be sent off has been raging for precisely seven days.
Liverpool's Sadio Mane was sent off during the Reds defeat to Manchester City last weekend for reckless play when he collided with City goalkeeper Ederson outside the box.
The decision from referee Jon Moss to give the forward a straight red card divided opinion in the football community. Even the Neville brothers were torn on the matter.
https://twitter.com/SportsJOE_UK/status/906494345116876805
Well exactly a week since that Mane dismissal, Liverpool-bound midfielder Naby Keita was given his marching orders during Saturday's Bundesliga clash between RB Leipzig and Borussia Moenchengladbach.
With just seven minutes remaining in the 2-2 draw, Keita was shown a straight red for a high boot on Christoph Kramer which looked eerily familiar.
https://twitter.com/ZCalcio/status/909117879240609793
And with Keita set to join up with Jurgen Klopp's side next season, having had his £48 million release clause triggered in the summer, the exact same joke began doing the rounds on social media.
https://twitter.com/Chris78Williams/status/909117984769236993
https://twitter.com/CChamunda/status/909118200427810816
https://twitter.com/Fattcheeked/status/909119353039327234
https://twitter.com/SS_Abusee/status/909117586322989057
https://twitter.com/FearTheKirch/status/909117659249303552
https://twitter.com/LarsPollmann/status/909117448032604160
https://twitter.com/JanAageFjortoft/status/909120860375670784
https://twitter.com/lukewebb12/status/909121243961536513
https://twitter.com/Jhiggins3/status/909118923228041216
