What Pep Guardiola Did to Referee at Full-time as Liverpool Handed Latest Title Boost After Man City Held

Manchester City missed an opportunity to close the gap on Liverpool as they were held to a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace.

The result marked another setback for Pep Guardiola’s side in the Premier League title race.

City’s struggles continued at Selhurst Park, where they had to come from behind twice to salvage a point. The defending champions have now failed to secure a win in seven of their last eight matches across all competitions.

This latest draw leaves Manchester City trailing Liverpool by eight points. Earlier in the day, Liverpool’s scheduled Merseyside derby against Everton was postponed due to safety concerns stemming from Storm Darragh.

Guardiola’s team had a golden opportunity to apply pressure on Liverpool but failed to capitalise, keeping them in fourth place in the league standings.

Adding to their woes, Rico Lewis, who scored City’s equalizer, was sent off after receiving two yellow cards. As a result, he will miss the team’s next match due to suspension.

BBC Sport reporter Chris Wise said that Guardiola was “wagging his finger in the direction of referee Rob Jones at the end of the game”.

Wise added: “I presume his irritation is two-fold – Jeremy Doku was breaking away when the full-time whistle went, but also he’ll have something to say about Rico Lewis’ second yellow card as well, which appeared a bit harsh. It came at a time when Manchester City had Palace pinned in as well.”

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