“We get a yellow card” – Pep Guardiola accuses Premier League referees of double standards after incident against Arsenal

“We get a yellow card” – Pep Guardiola accuses Premier League referees of double standards after incident against Arsenal

Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, criticized the referees of the Premier League for their decision to give Ederson a yellow card for time-wasting during the game against Arsenal.

Ahead of their upcoming match against Newcastle United, who were also accused of time-wasting by Manchester United’s manager Erik ten Hag, Guardiola was asked to share his thoughts on the matter.

“If (there is) a waste of time, we will have a yellow card for Ederson, don’t worry,” he said (reported via The Guardian).

“We are the team with the least waste of time and the first time we go to Arsenal away, and after 35, 37 minutes we got a yellow card, so don’t worry about wasting time.”

He continued: “It depends on the referee (how he deals with it), but I’m pretty sure the yellow will be for Ederson,” he said. “How many thousand million games (are there when) teams come to the Etihad Stadium and waste time with their keepers?

He added: “Twenty seconds every time – the goal kick – and nothing happens. Absolutely nothing. And after we go there (to Arsenal), we want to be active to play, and we get a yellow card.”

Additionally, Guardiola was questioned as to whether he had raised his concerns with the Premier League regarding the perceived unfair treatment.

“I don’t talk with the Premier League – we are accused by them,” he said. “No referees, no Premier League.”

When asked if he believed that Manchester City was being unfairly treated, Guardiola replied, “In this action, yes. (Otherwise) how many times after a game in the press conference do I complain about referees? The game is done when it’s done. I don’t even know before the game who the referee is that’s going to whistle.”

He added: “I know when I see their face who they are, but I don’t talk with them before or after. Now we can’t talk about the Premier League or whatever. We are busy with our lawyers (preparing) our defence. I don’t have time to spend time on this.”

“We get a yellow card” – Pep Guardiola accuses Premier League referees of double standards after incident against Arsenal