Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 away last night in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final, and after the match, City coach Pep Guardiola reacted violently to the controversial situation and Semenya's disallowed goal.
Guardiola was annoyed by the VAR reaction, as the referees took several minutes to make a decision and disallow Semenyov's second goal. Semenyov had earlier scored to give City the lead, and the final score was set up by Sherki.
"I would like to know why VAR in the 60th minute of the Premier League match at Newcastle, when we lost 2-1, with the score 0-0, did not even consider a clear penalty on Phil Foden after Shearer had started. And in the 20th minute there was an incredible penalty after Doku's shot hit the arm of a Newcastle player, VAR did not consider that either. Today four people could not make a decision because the line was that nobody knew anything, but for the second goal that Newcastle scored, in November in the Premier League, the line was perfect. I have not doubted that for 10 years. I did not say anything when we lost 2-1 here. I did not say anything after the FA Cup final against Crystal Palace, when Henderson got a red card after 30 minutes. Did I say anything? No. It's fine. Everything is fine. But the fact that we are not talking about it... I am pretty sure that Howard Webb will turn up tomorrow and call me," Guardiola began.
The Spaniard was quite angry.
"The margin was so small, the frame in which the ball was touched for the second goal was tight. And that was on the borderline. They deservedly won the championship game, but why did VAR intervene in those two situations, and today the decision took more than six minutes? The Webb will call me and explain it to me," says the Spaniard.
Guardiola then praised Semenya and Bernardo Silva.
"The second half of Semenya was much, much better. But Bernardo? You can't even imagine what kind of player Bernardo Silva is. He will be missed. I hope he stays here, that guy is special, he knows what it means to be a competitor. Everyone was excellent," concluded Pep.
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