Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dismissed Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho’s claim that the referee is to blame for United’s defeat in Sunday’s Manchester derby.
A dominant City side edged United 2-1 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday to go 11 points clear in the league table.
Goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi in either half secured the win for City, while Marcus Rashford got United’s goal.
“Last season it was the same – we won here and it was the referee,” Guardiola said in his post-match press conference when told Mourinho has blamed referee Michael Oliver for not awarding United a penalty. ” Today as well. Yesterday he spoke about the referee. We are an honest team. We had 75% ball possession, which means we wanted to play. We came here and did that.”
Guardiola also disagreed with his Portuguese counterpart that City players dive, stating his team deserved to win.
“It’s not true that my players go down easily. That is not an argument I believe.
Guardiola: Mourinho Wrong To Blame Ref For Derby Defeat, City Not Champions Yet
