Man Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola confronted referee after last whistle

Manchester Metropolis have been concerned in a 2-2 draw in opposition to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

It was one other sport that confirmed that the Premier League champions are at present in bother.

Within the final 9 matches in all competitions, Pep Guardiola's crew has solely managed to win one match.

Their win over Nottingham Forest final week on the Etihad Stadium confirmed indicators of enchancment for the Premier League giants, however the draw in opposition to Palace introduced them again to actuality and proved as soon as once more that they want enhancements in all areas of the sector.

Erling Haaland returned to goal-scoring kind, however the night time's different scorer, Rico Lewis, was despatched off after scoring Guardiola's facet's second objective.

Guardiola was pissed off after the match and he confronted the referee for 2 of the choices he made.

The Man Metropolis boss was sad with the choice to ship off Lewis in addition to referee Rob Jones' last whistle as his facet attacked the Crystal Palace objective.

Chris Wise, BBC journalist reported: “Pep Guardiola waved his finger an excessive amount of at referee Rob Jones on the finish of the match.

“I suppose his irritation is twofold: Jeremy Doku was escaping on the full-time whistle, however he can even have one thing to say about Rico Lewis' second yellow card, which appeared a bit harsh.

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“It got here at a time when Manchester Metropolis had additionally pinned Palace.”

Guardiola can't blame the referee for one more poor Man Metropolis efficiency

It was a sport that would have led to defeat for his crew as Palace missed quite a lot of clear probabilities within the first half.

Man Metropolis should make enhancements in midfield and defensive positions if they’re to problem Liverpool and Arsenal for the Premier League title.

The correct facet of their protection the place Kyle Walker performs is a place they need to be involved about. The English defender is weak defensively and groups tried to reveal this space of ​​the pitch in opposition to Metropolis.

Josko Gvardiol's efficiency is one other concern for Guardiola because the left-back is off form and struggling to satisfy his standard excessive requirements.

Liverpool are actually eight factors away from Metropolis with a sport in hand, placing Arne Slot's facet within the driving seat within the title race.