TEMPERS flared as a brawl broke out at the end of Manchester City’s draw at Monaco.
The Cityzens were denied victory in the Champions League clash after Eric Dier converted an added-time penalty.
The Englishman won the spot-kick after he was kicked in the face by City midfielder Nico Gonzalez.
Dier slotted his effort past Gianluigi Donnarumma to level the game after Erling Haaland’s brace.
But City were unimpressed with the free-kick awarded against them leading up to the penalty.
The penalty was also missed at first by referee Jesus Gil Manzano but was overturned after a VAR intervention.
While Manzano looked at the replays, a brawl broke out between the two sides after Donnarumma refused to give the ball over.
The incident occurred close to the team benches which then saw Ruben Dias clash with Monaco’s Krepin Diatta.
More players and staff from the benches got involved in the clash which led to Manzano diving into his pocket.
Bernardo Silva was shown a yellow card while a Monaco coach was sent off.
The brawl did not distract Dier from his task at hand as he sent Donnarumma the wrong way.
Pep Guardiola was less than impressed with the officiating when speaking after the game.
He first insisted that the free-kick was “unfair” before adding that Gonzalez got the ball first before making contact with Dier.
He told TNT Sports: “That was a good game. We made some decisions, we created a lot of chances.
“Unfortunately, at the end we defended an unfair free-kick not perfectly.
“We conceded a penalty that Nico touched the ball first, no intention.
“But it is what it is. We have a point and we’ll take it.”
When asked about the referees specifically, the manager kept his cards closer to his chest.
He added: “No, I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees.”
City goalscorer Haaland was asked about the penalty and was honest in his reply.
He added: “I didn’t see it – but if you kick someone in the face it’s probably a penalty.”
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