Pep Guardiola has “nothing to say to Spanish referees” after Manchester City dropped two points in Monaco thanks to a last-minute Eric Dier penalty. Jesús Gil Manzano was sent to the screen by the video assistant referee before awarding the spot-kick after he adjudged Nico González’s high boot against the English centre-back merited punishment.

Erling Haaland scored twice for City but they were pegged back on two occasions through Jordan Teze and Dier’s late penalty. It had been a dominant performance from City but they fell short at the end.

Guardiola did not want to discuss the penalty decision after the match and referred to officials from his homeland generally. The City head coach previously had a difficult relationship with his compatriot Antonio Mateu Lahoz, who awarded three penalties against his team in as many Champions League matches and booked Sergio Agüero for a dive in a match against Monaco when a spot-kick was merited.

The decision to award the late penalty cost City two points. “We played a really good game,” Guardiola said. “In football you have to win with the result. If you analyse the game there were many things that were very good. Step by step...