'They have to do their jobs': Guardiola slams VAR after Foden penalty call

10-Mar-2021 21:41:11 | The Guardian

Manchester City denied penalty in win over Southampton
‘Hopefully one day they can explain what is going on’

Pep Guardiola was scathing about VAR’s decision not to award a penalty after Southampton’s Alex McCarthy clearly brought down Phil Foden during Manchester City’s 5-2 victory on Wednesday, insisting that referees “need to do their job”.

After their 21-match winning run was ended in the Manchester derby on Sunday, City stretched their lead over Manchester United at the top of the Premier League to 16 points thanks to two goals each from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez. But the moment of controversy occurred with the score at 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium when the referee Jon Moss decided it was not a spot-kick and VAR decided not overturn the official’s verdict.

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'They have to do their jobs': Guardiola slams VAR after Foden penalty call