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Joe Hart has defended Gianluigi Donnarumma\u2019s antics in Manchester City\u2019s 3-2 win over Leeds United despite Daniel Farke\u2019s criticism on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Phil Foden spared Man City\u2019s blushes with a late winner against Leeds at the Etihad<\/a>, all but ensuring that the Whites will enter December in the Premier League\u2019s relegation zone.<\/p>\n Ahead of the game, Tim Sherwood claimed that Farke will be sacked in the coming days<\/a>, with the Yorkshire giants set to face Chelsea and Liverpool in their next two fixtures.<\/p>\n And after full-time, Farke<\/a> did seem like a man under pressure as he bemoaned Man City\u2019s time-wasting tactics to stop Leeds<\/a> getting back into the game when the hosts were 2-1 up.<\/p>\n Ruben Dias was accused of signalling for Donnarumma<\/a> to go down injured in the second half, allowing for the Man City physio to come on and Pep Guardiola<\/a> to hold a quickfire team meeting.<\/p>\n Keith Hackett claimed that Man City\u2019s were \u201ccheating\u201d against Leeds<\/a>, slamming the feigning of injuries so that managers could catch up with their players.<\/p>\n Farke wasn\u2019t happy at all after the game, saying: \u201cEveryone knows why he went down.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is not the elephant in the room. Why he went down it was obvious. It is within the rules. It is smart. If I like it? If it\u2019s within the sense of fair play? If it should be like this I will keep to myself. It is up to the authorities to find a solution.<\/p>\n \u201cI ask the fourth official at this point if you want to do something. Our hands are tied.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we don\u2019t educate our players in football what to do in terms of fair play and sportsmanship and whatever and if we just try to bend the rules and even do a fake injury in order to do an additional team talk, it is not what I like personally. But if it is within the rules I can\u2019t complain.\u201d<\/p>\n Joe Hart hits back at Daniel Farke, Danny Murphy less than impressed<\/p>\n On Match of the Day, pundits Joe Hart<\/a> and Danny Murphy seemed to be in disagreement over what Donnarumma and Man City did to try and halt Leeds\u2019 momentum.<\/p>\n Murphy<\/a> called the whole incident \u201ca tactical meeting\u201d, while ex-Man City goalkeeper \u2013 who you might accuse of being biased \u2013 questioned Farke\u2019s authority to talk about players\u2019 injuries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know how he\u2019s medically allowed to say Donnarumma wasn\u2019t injured. He might have been feeling his hamstring, but it\u2019s not something we haven\u2019t seen before,\u201d said Hart on Match of the Day<\/a> on Saturday night.<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t win that many Premier Leagues and that many titles without knowing the rules.<\/p>\n Murphy then chimed in to add: \u201cHe was alright when he ran to celebrate the goal like an Olympic sprinter.\u201d<\/p>\n What next for Leeds?<\/p>\n After losing on Saturday \u2013 and Burnley\u2019s defeat to Brentford \u2013 Leeds will finish the game week in 18th place and on 11 points.<\/p>\n The Whites could move up to 17th on Sunday if West Ham lose by more than three goals against Liverpool.<\/p>\n Chelsea are up next for United on Wednesday night at Elland Road<\/a>, before a tough run of fixtures ends against Liverpool in West Yorkshire on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n Unless he achieves one or two incredible results, the writing does look as though it\u2019s on the wall for Farke.<\/p>\n Enjoyed this article?<\/strong>\u00a0Stay connected with all the latest Leeds United news, updates, and behind-the-scenes content by following us on our new Instagram account \u2013@motleedsnews<\/a><\/p>\n ![\"Leeds](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/daniel-farke-leeds-1024x575.png\")
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