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Pep Guardiola has \u201cnothing to say to Spanish referees\u201d after Manchester City dropped two points in Monaco thanks to a last-minute Eric Dier penalty. Jes\u00fas Gil Manzano was sent to the screen by the video assistant referee before awarding the spot-kick after he adjudged Nico Gonz\u00e1lez\u2019s high boot against the English centre-back merited punishment.<\/p>\n
Erling Haaland scored twice for City but they were pegged back on two occasions through Jordan Teze and Dier\u2019s late penalty. It had been a dominant performance from City but they fell short at the end.<\/p>\n
Guardiola did not want to discuss the penalty decision after the match and referred to officials from his homeland generally. The City head coach previously had a difficult relationship with his compatriot Antonio Mateu Lahoz, who awarded three penalties against his team in as many Champions League matches and booked Sergio Ag\u00fcero for a dive in a match against Monaco when a spot-kick was merited.<\/p>\n
The decision to award the late penalty cost City two points. \u201cWe played a really good game,\u201d Guardiola said. \u201cIn football you have to win with the result. If you analyse the game there were many things that were very good. Step by step we will be better but we had many chances and Phil [Foden] in the first half and many players played really good. We conceded almost nothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey defended so deep and tight, that is so different to the way Monaco play in Ligue 1, but we played really good. When it\u2019s close, you have to defend and we take the point.\u201d<\/p>\n
Haaland\u2019s two goals were only good enough for a draw in the end, as he took his Champions League tally to a startling 52 in 50 appearances.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt isn\u2019t good enough,\u201d the Norwegian striker said of the team\u2019s performance. \u201cWe have to try and win the next game. It is the only thing we can do.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need more energy. We needed to get at them more like in the first half, they took the lead in the second half and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n
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