Manchester City were beaten in the city derby against United after a controversial goal was first disallowed and then upheld by VAR. At the end of the game, Pep Guardiola made an ironic statement.

Pep Guardiola, angry with the referee’s decision

City opened the scoring in the 60th minute through Grealish and Bruno Fernandes equalized in the 78th minute, but Rashford was found offside and affected the phase. After VAR analysis, the goal was deemed valid.

The winning goal was scored by the same Rashford in the 82nd minute.

After the game, Manchester City coach Josep Guardiola wanted to express his displeasure, writes Marca.

“Rashford was offside, and Bruno Fernandes was not. But Rashford distracted the goalkeeper and the defenders. We know where we played. It’s hard for referees in these stadiums.

I’m not interested in the Premier League or the League Cup. We cannot defeat them. But we’ve already won a lot, so it’s not a problem,” Guardiola said in post-match interviews.

With this result (fifth consecutive victory in the championship), the “red devils” scored 38 points and rose to third place, one point behind the “citizens”.