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leeds united Manager Daniel Farke accused Gianluigi Donnarumma of sportsmanship to allow pep guardiola To give a team-talk on the pitch during the second half Manchester City3-2 win at the Etihad.
Farke believes that goalkeepers are beginning to go down and fake injuries in order to disrupt play and has called on officials to change the rules. Unlike outfield players, play cannot continue until the goaltender receives treatment, creating a barrier for coaches to provide additional in-game instruction.
The German said it was not “fair play” and said he did not like this kind of behaviour, although he absolved Guardiola of blame.
Italy captain Donnarumma took to the field as Farque’s side made a bright start to the second half, scoring a goal and upsetting the former Premier League champions.
Guardiola claimed he felt his summer signing had suffered and reacted by asking back-up goalkeeper James Trafford to warm up, but he was able to give more tactical instructions to his players.
While Leeds went on to equalise, Phil Foden then scored the winner in injury time But Farke was more angry with Donnarumma for City.
Farke said: “Everyone knows why he went down. It was obvious why he went down.
“It’s within the rules. It’s smart. If I like it, if it’s in the sense of fair play, if it’s the way it should be, then I keep it to myself and leave it to the officials to find a solution.
“It’s within the rules. I asked the fourth officer at this time if he wanted to do anything and he said: ‘No, our hands are tied, we can’t do anything.’
“If we don’t educate our players in football, what to do in terms of fair play, sportsmanship, if you just try to bend the rules to your advantage and you can fake injury to talk about the extra team, then I think that’s not something I personally like in any way but if it’s within the rules then I can’t complain about it.
“I think we need to think about how we can deal with this and how we can educate.”