Premier League: Guardiola and Haaland fume after controversial refereeing decision against Tottenham

95th minute of play this Sunday between Manchester City and Tottenham. The score is 3-3 between Citizens and Spurs when Erling Haaland, after resisting a sliding tackle, throws Jack Grealish deep. The Englishman will appear alone in front of the goal but a whistle from Simon Hooper, the referee of the match, stops this final action. Well inspired to give the advantage to the Skyblues at first, the man in black finally blew the whistle late, provoking hysteria from Pep Guardiola's players, with Haaland in the lead. The Norwegian rushed in front of Hooper to show his anger before reacting to the controversy on X (formerly Twitter), a few minutes after the meeting. “Wtf” (“What the Fuck”) simply wrote the 2nd of the last Ballon d’Or, in total incomprehension.

His coach, Pep Guardiola, promised him not to talk about refereeing in the mixed zone. But the boss of English referees, Anthony Taylor, finally took it for granted. “No, Commander Anthony Taylor’s master knows everything about this matter and hasn’t told me anything,” the Catalan technician said on beIN Sports. “Next question, I won't make a comment like Mikel Arteta (the Arsenal coach had tackled the refereeing after a defeat at Newcastle).”

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“When you look at the image, the referee blows the whistle after saying to continue and then after blowing the pass. That's what I don't understand about the action, Guardiola still regretted, then a good player. A good match is the most important thing, today there were incredible performances in all areas with lots of chances. We felt aggressive. Too bad but football loves life and sometimes you don't get what you deserve. Congratulations to Spurs.” Conceding their third consecutive draw, Manchester City finds themselves 3rd in the Premier League, three points behind leader Arsenal, before traveling to Aston Villa on Wednesday (9:15 p.m.).