P. Guardiola: "I don't want to criticize the referees

2023-12-04 09:26 © „Reuters“

“Manchester City” on Sunday played a very dramatic match with London's “Tottenham” team with a result of 3:3.

However, the “City” team could have had the opportunity to expand their victory at the very end of the match, but a dangerous team attack was interrupted by the referee's premature offside call against Erling Haaland.

Both E. Haaland and “City” manager Pep Guardiola did not show any emotions after this decision. However, Guardiola refrained from making any harsh remarks about the referee after the match.

“I don't want to criticize referees. Sometimes I lose my self-control on the touchline, but after the match, I don't want to talk about it. Anyway, it wasn't a crucial moment that led us to a draw.

I would like to move on to another question, as I really don't want to do what Mikel Arteta did recently.

It's hard to understand such a decision, especially after seeing the replay. The referee blew the whistle for offside after he had already decided to give an advantage. I can't understand why he decided to blow the whistle immediately after the pass,” said P. Guardiola.