Pep not drawn on ref's penalty call as he rues costly missed chances

PEP Guardiola refused to be drawn on Monaco's controversial late penalty after seeing his City side pegged back in a 2-2 Champions League draw against Monaco.

- By IAN PARKER

Gianluigi Donnarumma is beaten from the penalty spot

Former Tottenham defender Eric Dier scored from the spot in the 90th minute after taking a boot in the face from Nico Gonzalez as the pair stretched to reach a free-kick.

Replays showed Gonzalez got the ball first but, having also caught Dier, he and City were in trouble once VAR asked referee Jesus Gil Manzano to consult the pitchside monitor. Asked if he would give his opinion of the incident, Guardiola said: "No. I have nothing to say to the Spanish referees."

There were ugly scenes as the referee was trying to watch the replay. City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma raced to the bench to speak to his coaches ahead of the anticipated spot-kick, but took the ball with him and Monaco's players ran after him.