Manchester City hurt by absence of video review
After failing to convince Premier League rivals of the need for a video assistant referee system, Manchester City has contributed more evidence why the technology is needed. It came at the cost of dropping two points early in its title defense.
The champions fell behind at Wolverhampton on Saturday when Willy Boly used his arm to divert the ball into the net while attempting to meet Joao Moutinho’s cross with a header. That was clear from the replays, but England is the only major European league that has yet to allow referees to defer to a VAR system for a second opinion.
With City at least recovering to draw 1-1 thanks to Aymeric Laporte’s header, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola kept his cool.