Pep Guardiola FUMES at fourth official Mike Dean as Liverpool’s James Milner escapes second-yellow

Pep Guardiola FUMES as James Milner escapes a second yellow card for cynical vacation on Bernardo Silva… with Micah Richards insisting ‘the referee has experienced an absolute SHOCKER’

  • Manchester City battled again to safe a stage absent at Liverpool in a 2-2 draw
  • James Milner was fortuitous not to be sent-off in the match for two incidents
  • The entire-again clumsily tripped Phil Foden on the edge of the box in the initially-half
  • He then chopped down Bernardo Silva, whipping Pep Guardiola into a rage  
















James Milner was tormented by Manchester City on Sunday but Pep Guardiola left Anfield seething that the Englishman wasn’t sent for an early tub.  

Liverpool’s initially decision correct-again Trent Alexander-Arnold was ruled-out of the title race showdown by personal injury, indicating 35-12 months-outdated Leading League veteran Milner started in his location. 

The former City man’s 19-12 months profession appeared to be catching up on him as 21-12 months-outdated Phil Foden tore him apart. 

Pep Guardiola was enraged by the referee's decision not to send-off James Milner on Sunday

Pep Guardiola was enraged by the referee’s selection not to send-off James Milner on Sunday

The Liverpool man got away with several poor challenge as City tore the veteran apart

The Liverpool person obtained absent with various weak challenge as City tore the veteran apart 

Guardiola went through his usual theatrics as fourth official Mike Dean watched on amused

Guardiola went by his standard theatrics as fourth official Mike Dean viewed on amused 

Milner’s initially major enable-off came in the initially-half. The entire-again didn’t have the rate to track Foden as he burst towards the box, cutting throughout the England global inches exterior the space. 

The referee waved it absent to Foden and Guardiola’s disgust, but the City boss’ fury was stoked to boiling stage in the second-half. Milner upended Bernardo Silva but someway, inspite of possessing presently earned himself a yellow card, play continued.

Mike Dean was the fourth official at Anfield and Guardiola vented his anger to the infamous referee, with the Spaniard deploying his standard routine of animated gestures on the touchline. Soon after the match, the Spaniard vented his annoyance to the cameras. 

Milner should have received a second yellow card for his trip on Silva in the second-half

Milner ought to have acquired a second yellow card for his vacation on Silva in the second-half 

He'd already gotten away with a trip on Phil Foden as the youngster raced in the City box

He’d presently gotten absent with a vacation on Phil Foden as the youngster raced in the City box 

‘It’s a yellow card,’ the former Barcelona boss instructed Sky Sports activities. ‘That is as well very clear – but it truly is Anfield, [like] it truly is Old Trafford. In this circumstance, a City participant is sent off – one hundred p.c. 

‘Even so, we came by the circumstance and manufactured it one-one, 2-2. Their [officials’] interpretation is as well unclear, often.’ 

Milner was hauled off for Joe Gomez immediately after 78 minutes, however Jurgen Klopp was fortuitous not to rue producing the adjust before. 

Guardiola seemed a lot happier at entire-time, greeting the absent segment immediately after his facet came from guiding for a 2-2 draw in opposition to their Leading League title rivals. Nonetheless, former City defender Micah Richard’s was disgusted.  

‘It’s absurd. We have to be neutral, and I’ve obtained my alliances to Gentleman City. But that is a yellow card,’ Richards mentioned on Sky Sports activities. 

Micah Richards was furious at the decision despite Milner being one of his 'best mates'

Micah Richards was furious at the selection inspite of Milner remaining one of his ‘best mates’

Guardiola's mood was changed by the final whistle as he celebrated a point away to Liverpool

Guardiola’s temper was modified by the remaining whistle as he celebrated a stage absent to Liverpool

‘The referee has experienced an absolute shocker and I don’t recognize how that is allowed to come about.

‘We can see it from up below – it truly is a yellow card. How can you not be supplying that selection? It truly is definitely baffling and it truly is frustrating to be honest.

‘People know how tough it is to come to Anfield, it truly is one of the hardest spots to come in Europe. But he was motivated by the crowd now – since how can that not be a yellow card? 

‘James Milner is one of my very best mates but you have to convey to the fact of the circumstance. It truly is a yellow card, it adjustments the activity. He ought to have been sent off.’

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