And quite right he was offended. Check the OFFICIAL STATS for this season. City have committed 291 fouls, the lowest in the premiership, Liverpool 303 - Man Utd 395,, with only Everton & Brighton higher. Precious, no, just factual
City have the most fouls to time out of possession.
1) Manchester City – 0.299 fouls per minute out of possession
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 291 (20th)
Possession conceded (%): 31.79
Possession conceded (mins): 973
2) Arsenal – 0.296
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 378 (9th)
Possession conceded (%): 41.74
Possession conceded (mins): 1277
3) Manchester United – 0.283
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 395 (=5th)
Possession conceded (%): 45.61
Possession conceded (mins): 1396
4). Tottenham – 0.277
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 351 (12th)
Possession conceded (%): 40.2
Possession conceded (mins): 1266
5) Chelsea – 0.275
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 311 (=18th)
Possession conceded (%): 35.83
Possession conceded (mins): 1129
6) Everton – 0.255
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 396 (3rd)
Possession conceded (%): 49.29
Possession conceded (mins): 1553
7) Liverpool – 0.252
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 303 (19th)
Possession conceded (%): 38.17
Possession conceded (mins): 1202
=8) Huddersfield – 0.236
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 390 (8th)
Possession conceded (%): 52.53
Possession conceded (mins): 1655
=8) Watford – 0.236
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 401 (2nd)
Possession conceded (%): 53.91
Possession conceded (mins): 1698
10) Brighton – 0.235
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 430 (1st)
Possession conceded (%): 57.97
Possession conceded (mins): 1826
11) Fulham – 0.234
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 392 (7th)
Possession conceded (%): 53.09
Possession conceded (mins): 1672
12) Wolves – 0.226
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 365 (10th)
Possession conceded (%): 52.79
Possession conceded (mins): 1615
13) Southampton – 0.218
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 393 (6th)
Possession conceded (%): 57.32
Possession conceded (mins): 1806
14) Leicester – 0.209
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 324 (15th)
Possession conceded (%): 49.23
Possession conceded (mins): 1551
15) Newcastle – 0.207
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 395 (=5th)
Possession conceded (%): 60.43
Possession conceded (mins): 1904
16) Crystal Palace – 0.202
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 355 (11th)
Possession conceded (%): 55.91
Possession conceded (mins): 1761
17) West Ham – 0.190
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 311 (=18th)
Possession conceded (%): 52.08
Possession conceded (mins): 1641
18) Bournemouth – 0.182
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 312 (16th)
Possession conceded (%): 54.53
Possession conceded (mins): 1718
19) Burnley – 0.178
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 335 (14th)
Possession conceded (%): 59.63
Possession conceded (mins): 1878
20) Cardiff – 0.167
Fouls conceded (rank in PL): 346 (13th)
Possession conceded (%): 65.8
Possession conceded (mins): 2073