FIFA World Cup 2022 Quarter-Final ** spoilers ** [9th - 10th December 2022]

You don't specifically have to be in possession but in this instance, you couldn't say Mount was clearly going to gain possession and have a clear and obvious chance to score. There was still plenty left for him to do. In the instance you describe a red is a lot easier to give, assuming he was running directly on goal and the ball was easy to control.
Makes sense
 
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