The ruling out of Phil Foden’s goal in the championship game between Liverpool and Manchester City baffles Pep Guardiola. The manager claimed that the arbitration allowed itself to be swayed, which caused City to disintegrate (1-0).
In the 53rd minute, Foden had the idea to start the scoring. After a fight between Erling Haaland and Alisson Becker, he scored on the rebound. The goalie was targeted too aggressively, according to Liverpool players, while a fair game was defended by the City team. When Anthony Taylor turned back to look, he noticed that Haaland had earlier in the attack fouled Fabinho. The goal was disallowed for this reason.
Phil Foden’s goal should have stood claims Pep
Guardiola found that decision incomprehensible. He expressed his anger to the press, which led to this special opening of the interview at ViaPlay, among other things:
Question: “How did you feel about the circumstance where the goal was denied?”
Answer: “This is Anfield.”
Question: “What exactly do you mean?”
Answer: “This is Anfield.”
In the same interview with Sky Sports, Guardiola added: “The referee decided to let play continue. Keep on playing. Both teams experienced this. Play on, play on was the only command. However, he stopped play with just one move.”
Taylor informed City’s assistant coaches before the game that he frequently allowed play to continue, according to Guardiola. “He indicated he wouldn’t whistle for a call until it was clearly a foul,” remarked Guardiola. “That persisted throughout the entire game. However, it wasn’t playing through when we scored.” Guardiola began working for Manchester in 2016 but has yet to win an Anfield with City in front of supporters. The corona epidemic prevented any fans from attending the game that City won at Anfield in February 2021.
Following the demoralising defeat at the hands of his long time foe, his club now sits 2nd in the league. The Citizens are now four points behind Arteta’s Arsenal.
