Nathan Collins is shown a straight red card for a SHOCKING high tackle on Jack Grealish

Nathan Collins was shown a straight red card for one of the worst tackles of the season as his kung-fu kick on Jack Grealish saw Wolves reduced to ten men.

As both players went for the ball on the far left of the touchline, Collins launched into the England star with a full on kick to the midriff, leaving Grealish a heap on the pitch. 

Collins pleaded his innocence, but the summer signing left referee Anthony Taylor no choice but to give the defender his marching orders. 

Grealish shows the pain of the kick from Collins as the pair battled for the ball by the touchline

The tackle gave Anthony Taylor no choice but to show the Wolves defender a red card 

The England midfielder shows the full extent of the tackle to Wolves skipper Ruben Neves 

Wolves paid £20.5m for the defender this summer – a record for an Irish-born player – and has been an ever-present in the Premier League this season. However, he’ll now face a three-match ban for his horror tackle. 

Speaking at half time about the tackle, the BT Sport pundits lambasted the moment with Rio Ferdinand stating: ‘He wouldn’t have too many questions about it. It’s a rush of blood to the head.’

While former City star Joleon Lescott questioned what Collins was trying to do because he’s not trying to clear the ball. 

Grealish put Manchester City ahead in the first minute with his first goal of the current season 

Fellow pundit Rachel Brown-Finess also criticised the centre-back by saying: ‘He realises how stupid he was and how he’s let his team down.’

The incident just after the half hour mark completed a first half of misery for Bruno Lage’s men, that began in the first minute when Grealish opened the scoring for City with his first of the season. 

Champions City were two goals up inside a quarter of an hour, as Erling Haaland notched his eleventh goal of already remarkable season for the Norwegian striker.