Guardiola criticises referee after Manchester City draw at Tottenham

Pep Guardiola was left frustrated by a refereeing decision after Manchester City's chaotic 2-2 draw at Tottenham, complaining that the Spurs goal making it 2-1 should not have stood, the report says. Dominic Solanke kicked through the back of City defender Marc Guéhi and the ball then went in, but neither the referee nor the VAR gave a foul, according to the report.

Solanke went on to volley a stunning equaliser to make it 2-2 and leave City six points behind the leaders, Arsenal. Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live, "OK, then you make the answer [for me]," and called it "fascinating in the Premier League." He later said in his press conference that "there was an emotional issue for the first goal that the referee conceded to Spurs … and after that, the momentum is difficult to control, whatever happens here in England." The report says Guardiola has complained about a number of recent decisions, including an Antoine Semenyo goal ruled out at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, Manchester United's Diogo Dalot avoiding a red card in the derby for a studs-up foul on Jérémy Doku, and City being denied a penalty against Wolves for handball.

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