In the 23rd round of the English Premier League, Manchester City defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at home. Despite the victory, City manager Pep Guardiola openly expressed his dissatisfaction with some of the refereeing decisions.
In the 35th minute of the match, when City striker Omar Marmusch tried to control the ball coming from the air, the ball touched the opponent's defender Jerson Mosquera's elbow. The episode was reviewed by Faray Xallam, who is officiating for the first time in the Premier League, and he stated that a penalty would not be awarded because the hand was in its natural position.
Guardiola, however, did not hide the difficulty of making such a decision and sarcastically pointed out that the referee's debut in this match also caused him to become "known" to many.
- The referee played his debut match, now everyone knows him. "I think he was the first referee to see the monitor and disallowed the penalty under the pretext that the hand was in its natural position," Guardiola said.
Pep believes that Refereeing Committee Chairman Howard Webb should provide an explanation soon. He recalled that such incidents had occurred before, particularly in the controversial episode of the match against Manchester United.
Guardiola added that due to the situation in the match against "United," Jeremy Doku missed the match against "Budø-Glimt." According to him, after so many controversial decisions, the public needs a clear and prompt explanation.
"I'm sure Howard Webb will appear in the media tomorrow and explain why this isn't a penalty. "Let him come out tomorrow - there's no need to delay until Wednesday, there's the Champions League that day, we'll be busy," the coach concluded sharply.
Thus, despite a convincing 2-0 victory, objections to the refereeing from Manchester City's camp once again came to the forefront. Now fans are waiting for an official comment from Howard Webb.
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