"The City manager complained that the Spurs goal for 2-1, which sparked an outlandish second-half comeback, should not have stood. Dominic Solanke kicked through the back of the City defender Marc Guehi, the ball then going in but neither the referee nor the VAR felt there was enough in it for a foul to be given. Solanke went on to volley a stunning equaliser to give Spurs and their embattled manager, Thomas Frank, a lift and leave City six points behind the leaders, Arsenal."
"OK, then you make the answer [for me], Guardiola said. If it's a central defender to a striker it's a penalty, right? You said the same, so you saw it. Guardiola told BBC Radio 5 Live that it was fascinating in the Premier League. He later added in his press conference that there was an emotional issue for the first goal that the referee conceded to Spurs and after that, the momentum is difficult to control, whatever happens here in England."
"Guardiola has complained about a number of decisions in recent weeks. He was unhappy that an Antoine Semenyo goal was ruled out at Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, how Manchester United's Diogo Dalot avoided a red card in the derby for a studs-up foul on Jeremy Doku, and why City were denied a penalty against Wolves for handball. Guardiola was asked about the wider picture. Nothing changed the opinion I had in the past, he said."
Pep Guardiola was frustrated by a refereeing decision after Manchester City drew 2-2 at Tottenham, losing ground in the Premier League title race. Dominic Solanke kicked through the back of City defender Marc Guehi before volleying a late equaliser, but neither the referee nor VAR deemed the contact sufficient for a foul. Solanke's second-half goal sparked Tottenham's comeback and left City six points behind leaders Arsenal. Guardiola cited other recent contentious decisions: an overturned Semenyo goal, Dalot avoiding a red, and a denied Wolves penalty. Frank acknowledged clear contact on Solanke's goal and called for a higher threshold for fouls.
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