English Premier League | 'Something wrong happened': City coach Pep

Pep Guardiola. Pic/AFP

Pep Guardiola was left fuming after Newcastle dented Manchester City's English Premier League (EPL) title challenge with a controversial 1-2 victory on Saturday.

Guardiola's side trailed to Harvey Barnes's 64th-minute goal at St James's Park before Ruben Dias equalised for the visitors four minutes later. However, moments after Dias levelled, Barnes bagged Newcastle's second goal, which was allowed to stand after a lengthy VAR check for a potential offside against Bruno Guimaraes.

Disappointed Man City players after their loss to Newcastle on Saturday. Pic/AFP

Guardiola felt City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma had been fouled in the build-up to Barnes's winner and was also aggrieved over a rejected first-half penalty claim by Phil Foden. "It happened in the Bournemouth game and it happened today again. It is what it is after VAR decided. They know perfectly," he said with a hint of sarcasm about Newcastle's second goal. "You see Donnarumma complain and that is because something wrong happened. Both [teams] had chances and then there was a momentum shift and ultimately we couldn't win," Guardiola added.

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