Pep Guardiola has launched a fresh attack on Premier League referees and PGMOL chief Howard Webb after Manchester City's 2-0 victory over Wolves. The City manager was furious that his side were denied a penalty for handball, despite a VAR review, and criticised Webb for publicly backing a decision in last week's Manchester derby.
Guardiola claimed that Diogo Dalot's tackle on Jeremy Doku in the derby forced the winger to miss City's Champions League defeat to Bodo/Glimt. He slammed Webb for justifying the yellow card decision, saying: 'I'm pretty sure that Howard Webb tomorrow is going to appear in the media to explain why it's not a penalty and what he did against United.'
The City boss also expressed frustration over the lack of protection for his players, particularly Erling Haaland and Jeremy Doku. He said: 'Do you know how many fouls are whistled to Jeremy with his incredible speed? ... Do you know how many fouls for Erling Haaland? He has had more fouls whistled against him than for him.'
Guardiola urged his players to 'fight' against decisions he believes are working against his team. 'We won despite them,' he said. 'Bring me the players back to fight what we have done since day one. It's too much.'
