Pep on the defensive after Etihad ref rant

If Pep is starting to feel the pressure of the cauldron in which City find themselves, who could blame him?

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If he wins both these leagues this time, it may just be his greatest achievement. But as if to illustrate the pressure this job places on him, his sit-down to preview tonight's visit of Galatasaray was briefly about Erling Haaland’s struggles and modern management techniques - but a lot more about referees and their standards.

His job and the success he has had in it raises the bar of expectation with each passing season.Guardiola said that he had started to speak out against referees because nobody else would defend his players, as he stood by his criticism of Howard Webb and rookie Farai Hallam, who denied City a penalty against Wolves, despite being told to review the incident on