Guardiola harshly criticized the debutant referee after the VAR episode

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Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola saw a fiery press conference after his team's victory over Wolverhampton (2:0).

The reason for the Catalan's anger was the episode in the first half, when the referee of the match, Farai Gallam, for whom the game became a debut in the Premier League, having decided to give a penalty at the Wolves goal. The key moment came when Wolves defender Jason Mosquera, amazingly, played with his hand in the penalty area.

The VAR referees asked Gallam to go to the monitor to review the episode, which would end up changing the decision. The newbie referee opposed the recommendation of the video assistants and invalidated his decision by declaring that the hand was in its natural position. Pep Guardiola made such a decision as a great judge to gain respect for himself.

" This is first, as for me, if the referee goes to see the replay on the screen and the penalty is awarded, trying to put the hand in a normal position,” the local coach sarcastically respected.

Guardiola did not hesitate to criticize a particular referee and went straight to the head of PGMOL (the organization that represents refereeing in England) Howard Webb, with clear explanations.

“I am sure that Howard Webb will appear at ZMI tomorrow to explain why there are no penalties. I'm checking for tomorrow. Don’t wait until the middle, we have the Champions League, we’ll be busy. Howard Webb, come tomorrow and explain why it’s not a penalty,” said Guardiola.

Goals from Omar Marmouche and Antoine Semeno brought the victory to Man City in this match.. This result allowed the leader of the championship, Arsenal, to quickly rise to just a few points.

По материалам: goal.com