Pep Guardiola has conceded he deserved his yellow card during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
It proved to be an incredibly frustrating afternoon for the Premier League champions on the banks of the Trent as they were brought back down to earth with a thump following their 3-1 win at title rivals Arsenal in midweek.
City took the lead before the break through Bernardo Silva and dominated for long periods but they couldn’t find the killer second goal, with Erling Haaland spurning their best chance when he blazed over from inside the six-yard box.
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Haaland was involved in the incident which led to his manager getting booked in the second half. Guardiola reacted furiously to referee Graham Scott’s decision not to award a foul – and likely red card – when Haaland went down under a challenge from Joe Worrall when through on goal. Haaland seemed to down theatrically, although Guardiola questioned why the striker would go down when in such a good position.
“We don’t make any excuses. I could say many things that have happened this season. I am not a guy who is here to talk about things we cannot control,” he said of the incident.
“I don’t know, it looks like the last man, [Haaland] went to the keeper and fell down. Why would you fall down when you are one against one to the keeper?
“I was complaining to the fourth official, why would Haaland stop when he was one-on-one to score a goal? And after that I got a well-deserved yellow card.”
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