Mamelodi Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane says he instructed midfielder Tiyani Mabunda to kick Kaizer Chiefs hardman Willard Katsande in the 0-0 draw on Saturday night.

In a top-of-the-table contest, the Soweto giants and Masandawana were unable to be seperated playing to a 0-0 draw in front of a 70 000-strong crowd.

Mosimane took issue with Chiefs defender Teenage Hadebe who he feels should have been sent off, in addition to saying that he told Mabunda to kick Katsande, who he too, feels should have been punished by the referee.

‘[Teenage] Hadebe was very lucky. He should have got a second yellow, you know — and we knew [Willard] Katsande would come and kick, but we said we must kick him back because he bullies everybody,’ he said in post-match comments.

‘I instructed [Tiyani] Mabunda: “If he kicks you, kick him back. If he gets away with it, you will get away with it,’ he added.

Despite having two efforts on target, Mosimane said he is happy with his sides form in front of goal, citing their recent results in the PSL.

‘I’m happy because I scored three last week, I scored four against Celtic, I scored five against Baroka, I scored three against Pirates — hence the goal difference, hence nobody can talk to us about goals.

‘Tonight maybe we had two shots on target, but we were playing a big team here that is very good at the back. That’s why they have 17 [league] goals — because they don’t go forward a lot,’ he concluded.

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