Guardiola Slams VAR Decisions After Manchester City's Win

Pep Guardiola expressed his frustration with previous VAR decisions that went against Manchester City, following a contentious disallowed goal in their Carabao Cup semi-final win over Newcastle. Despite the victory, Guardiola was unhappy with the VAR call that denied Antoine Semenyo's goal, citing similar incidents in the past where VAR did not intervene in favor of his team. He referenced a Premier League game where a penalty was not awarded to Manchester City and another incident involving a handball that was not penalized. Guardiola believes these decisions will ultimately make his team stronger. The Manchester City manager also questioned the consistency of VAR decisions, pointing out that it took nine minutes to disallow a goal, while other incidents, such as two potential penalties, were not reviewed. Former players Micah Richards and Jamie Redknapp shared their thoughts on Guardiola's comments, with Richards acknowledging that Guardiola has a point about VAR inconsistency, while Redknapp believes Guardiola is trying to create a mentality of 'us against the world' to motivate his team.