Pep Guardiola says his Manchester City players are thriving on the pressure as the season reaches a thrilling climax. The Blues face Southampton in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday, and then after the international break and a trip to Burnley, face a huge week which involved the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid wrapped around the Premier League showdown with Liverpool.
Pep Guardiola admits Rodri handball should have been a penalty for Everton
28.02.2022 - 17:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola says that Rodri's handball against Everton should have been a penalty, if the officials decided there was no offside in the build-up.
The Toffees have submitted a complaint to the Premier League about the VAR decision not to either over-turn referee Paul Tierney's on-field decision not to give a spot-kick, or at least ask him to view the pitchside monitor to review his decision. Rodri was chasing back into his box when the ball bounced up and struck him on the upper arm, and Everton players, staff and fans were incensed that he was penalised.
Guardiola said after the game that he thought it had not been given as the VAR Chris Kavanagh spotted an offside against Richarlison just before the incident. But the Premier League later clarified that there was no offside, and that Kavanagh had decided there was not enough clear evidence that the ball had struck Rodri above the level of the armpit, which is the border for handball.
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Everton boss Frank Lampard was furious, saying his three-year-old daughter could see it was a penalty, and said that the decision was either incompetent or something worse.
Guardiola was asked at today's press conference ahead of the FA Cup what he thought, having had chance to watch it again.
He was asked if that decision could have a big effect on the rest of the season, both for City chasing the Premier League title, and for Everton fighting relegation.
He denied that, and also suggested there were many other incidents to review in the season to date which the matchday and VAR officials have got wrong.
Guardiola replied: “Entire season? Can this episode affect a whole season? I will review a lot of
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