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Manchester City guard ruben dias His side lamented the lack of clarity on VAR and the rules of the game Lost 2-1 to Newcastle United On Saturday.
Dias had scored a disappointing equalizer in response to Harvey Barnes’ opener in the second half, but the Magpies winger had the final say after a 70th-minute goal ensured the team’s extraordinary victory. newcastle and damaged City’s own title hopes.
Barnes’s winner came in controversial circumstances, after the Englishman had been bundled in after Bruno Guimarães had hit the bar with a header. The goal was subject to a lengthy VAR investigation for both offside and City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, although it was eventually awarded after about three minutes of review.
And speaking on Sky after the final whistle, Dias questioned what was allowed, and said PGMOL “need to figure it out”.
“Out of all the decisions, only the second goal. I think we need to understand that because what does it mean for their player to push our goalkeeper out of the goal? What are we allowing, and for how long?” The Portuguese asked the question.
“Sometimes you allow it, sometimes you don’t. Where are the rules? What can you really do?
“The second goal, Gigio is in his place, he is being pushed out. And it has no consequences. It is allowed. I had a chance to see it back, I didn’t even realize it on the pitch.
“I found it strange that he was out of position, so we immediately knew that something was wrong. But I managed to see the review and it was Barnes pushing him away from goal. We are very finicky with some contacts, but one like that with the keeper, you allow it? It is what it is. If that’s the rule, then fine. But let us do the same.
“First, it was a foul. Now obviously it’s allowed. People will say I’m looking for excuses but there’s nothing like that. Newcastle were better today and they deserved to win. [But] In terms of the rule, there needs to be a rule.”
city boss pep guardiola He went straight to full-time referee Sam Barrot, exchanged words with him and reportedly went to the officials’ changing room afterwards.
However, when asked by Sky Sports about talking to Barot, Guardiola replied: “No question, everything is fine.”
On the VAR decisions themselves, the Spaniard insisted he “didn’t see it”, although he also said Donnarumma was complaining “because something went wrong”.
The result dealt a blow to City’s rising title hopes and left them in third place, one point behind second-placed Chelsea and four behind leaders Arsenal, who have a game in hand. That match is the North London derby, which takes place today, while City’s next league game sees them travel to Leeds on November 29.