<br><br><div> <p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">Former English referee <strong>Graham Scott</strong> wrote an article in 'The Telegraph' criticizing <strong>Pep Guardiola</strong> and, more specifically, the way the Manchester City manager puts pressure on referees during and after games. Scott, 58, remembers the day he was fourth official in a match between City and Brighton, where he was caught off guard by an episode with Santpedro near the end.</p> <span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-md irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-md hidden-xs hidden-md"> </span></span></span><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs roba-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit roba"> </span></span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">"He approached me from behind and I felt his body pressed against mine, before his arms grabbed me and lifted me off the ground. My heart skipped a beat and he whispered in my ear. No, not the beginning of a romance, but exactly my experience on the day Pep Guardiola decided to take our relationship to the next level," Scott began, before giving more details.</p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/><span class="content-ad-module "> <span class="content-ad visible-xs irr-container hidden-ad"><span class="ad-unit irr"> </span></span><span class="content-html"><span class="intext-xs hidden-xs hidden-md"/></span></span><span class="content-related content-border related-double " data-gtm-element-container="modulo-noticias-relacionadas"> <span class="module-supra-title"> <span>Also read</span></span> <span class="related-double-module-container "> </span><span class="related-double-module-container "> </span></span><p data-gtm-element-container="modulo-texto-link" class="paragraph">"Guardiola's decision to confront the referee at the end of the match made a great manager look insignificant. It seems he can't always be kind, even in victories. I'm glad to see that all his tricks have backfired. On Saturday, against Wolverhampton, he was furious, saying that Manchester City would win despite the referees. However, his victimization doesn't hold up when we look at the evidence. Before that match, there had been four VAR interventions in Manchester City games, three of them "They were in favor of their team." </p> <span class="dynamic-ad-module "/> </div><script type="script/gg"> gg.didomi.doWhenConsent(!window.didomiBypass, 'c:facebooka-frU9M5JY', function () { console.log('facebook-ad-def'); !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0'; n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0; t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js'); fbq('init', '682047071976590'); fbq('track', 'PageView'); }); </script>