Pep Guardiola bemoaned refereeing standards as he called for an explanation as to why Manchester City were denied in penalty in Saturday’s victory over Wolves. City comfortably saw off the Premier League’s bottom side 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium to end a run of four games without a win. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had complaints despite victory (Martin Rickett/PA)Referee Farai Hallam, who was taking charge of his first Premier League game, refused City a spot-kick with the score 1-0 after Omar Marmoush flicked the ball against Yerson Mosquera’s arm. The City manager said: “These (last) two seasons I had the feeling, why don’t I have the players? I thought fair play to Farai in his first game in the Premier League to be able to make that call.

Source: Irish Examiner January 24, 2026 22:16 UTC