"I think it's a red. I think the officials have made a mistake. I'm very quick to support the officials because they have a very difficult job. The explanation we were given was the referee's assistant gave it on the far side that they felt the touch was too big or going away from goal. I don't see that at all, I didn't see it at the time, I haven't seen it when I've watched the replays back."
"The German burst through two defenders before he was brought down by the Uzbekistan international with the clumsy challenge, with the striker seemingly through on goal had he not been brought down. Referee Sam Barrott only deemed the foul worthy of a yellow card and with no VAR in operation in the Carabao Cup, the decision stood."
"Yeah OK... Tomorrow, in the training ground, I'll invite him for a coffee to discuss that with him."
Manchester City defeated Brentford 2-0 to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals, with Rayan Cherki's stunner and a Savinho deflected strike securing the victory. Kevin Schade was brought down by Abdukodir Khusanov when seemingly through on goal, an incident that produced only a yellow card from referee Sam Barrott. No VAR operated in the Carabao Cup, so the on-field decision remained unchanged. Brentford manager Keith Andrews described the challenge as a red-card offence and criticised the officials. Pep Guardiola responded lightly and offered to discuss the incident with Andrews away from the media.
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