Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola reacted sharply to the referee's decision to concede Dominique Solanke's first goal in the Premier League match against Tottenham, which ended in a 2:2 draw. The Spanish defender appreciates that the takings are few but affected after the VAR review.
Manchester City won the first half and won the game 2:0 thanks to the goals of Ryan Sherkit and Antoine Semenyo. Guardioli's team still had a few chances to bring the game to a defeat, but after interrupting the initiative, they crossed Tottenham.
The first ball of Solanke became the key, which is the viklikav hvilyu superechok. The Gospodars’ attacker took the shot, after which the ball was given up, hitting the Manchester City defender at the foot, but the referee and the VAR system did not correct the violation of the rules. Zgoda Solanke scored a double with an effective scorpion strike, turning Tottenham away from the defeat.
After the match, Guardiola was not disappointed:.
" I’m not judging, but such moments in the current Premier League call for a lot of energy,” said the Network mentor on BBC Radio 5 Live. At the press conference, we again voiced that similar episodes in the penalty area should be interpreted differently.
However, Guardiola recognized the team’s major problems.
In his words, Manchester City did not lose stability in order to lose advantage after the break. Nichiya allowed the locals to shorten their lead over championship leader Arsenal to just six points, which complicates the fight for the title.
Ahead of the Manchester City tensions during the season. In the next few days, the team will play the match of the English League Cup final against Newcastle (the first match is a 2:0 win), and the upcoming Premier League round will take place at Enfield for a match with Liverpool (8.