"I found it weird that he was out of position, so we immediately knew something was wrong. But I managed to see the review and it's Barnes pushing him away from the goal. We're so picky with certain contacts, but one like this with the keeper, you allow it? It is what it is. If that's the rule, fine. But let us do the same."
"The second goal, Gigio is in his place, he's being pushed out. And there's no consequence. It's allowed. I had the chance to see it back, I didn't even realise it on the pitch."
"Back in the day, this was a foul. Now apparently it's allowed. People are going to say I'm finding excuses but it's nothing like it. Today Newcastle were better and they deserved the win. Because of that, they were allowed to score more chances than us."
Newcastle beat Manchester City at St James' Park as Harvey Barnes scored twice, the second after a corner where he appeared to nudge goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Donnarumma ran after the referee following the goal but VAR did not overturn the decision. Rúben Dias criticised the inconsistency of officiating and VAR intervention, saying Donnarumma was pushed out of position and calling for a clear rule on goalkeeper contact. Dias conceded Newcastle deserved the win but argued similar contacts are sometimes penalised and sometimes allowed. Pep Guardiola noted that a wrong decision may have occurred and referenced a previous incident where Donnarumma was disrupted.
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