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My opinion on this:
Completely deserved penalty, clear foul in the box.
As for the red, I believe it’s harsh, but not unreasonable. In the replay, to me, the goalkeeper makes his mistake and then tracks the ball the whole way, ultimately fouling Morata as it falls and he pokes it away. In my opinion, he attempts to play the ball and it should be a yellow, but I understand why it was given as playing the man and deserving of a red.
I honestly don't see how it could be a red, I don't see the intentionality or the danger, and feels like an additional punishment to the penalty, which is as clear as can be.
He denied Morata a clear goal scoring opportunity. Kinda like expulsing a defender for making a last man tackle even if the foul itself is soft.
But he did that by accident, he doesn't even see Morata until he's already dropping for the ball. A pen and a yellow should be enough punishment.