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As the clock ticked at the Etihad Stadium, Pep Guardiola grew increasingly frustrated and it showed as the fourth official raised the score in injury time.
Guardiola had seen his team take the lead, concede and then fight to find another way to beat West Brom, which is ranked 19th in the Premier League.
Desperate to know how much time would be added to the end of the game, the Manchester City manager had his eyes fixed on fourth official Anthony Taylor as he prepared to announce how many minutes of injury time would be played.
When Taylor lifted the board to show four minutes of stoppage time, Guardiola reacted just as you would expect from a manager desperately waiting for his team to find a late winner: He danced in front of Taylor and at one point grabbed the board. , much to the official’s chagrin.
Some on social media opted for a rather lighthearted reaction, asking ‘why doesn’t Pep buy his own watch?’
However, responses in a stronger tone included: “Mourinho would be banned for life for that.”
While a City fan added: ‘Shameful, Pep. We had 90 minutes to do more with the ball. Gundogan and Foden were the only players who looked bright and lively and you took one of them off. Poor.’
City took the lead in the first half when Ilkay Gundogan swept West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone after a neat play by Raheem Sterling down the right.
But the Baggies got back into the game when Ruben Dias inadvertently slipped into his own goal after Semi Ajayi’s shot.
The city mounted attack after attack in the final stages of the game, but could not find its way.
They are sixth in the Premier League, five points off the top, and Gundogan believes their struggles are a reflection of many of the best teams in Europe this season.
He said: ‘It’s almost impossible to have just one team at the top and dominating something, especially with the schedule coming up.
“All the teams in Europe are fighting to win matches in a row. But we have responsibilities and we should win these kinds of games, especially at home.
We are human beings, not machines, we also fight. It’s not going to get any easier in the next few weeks. ‘
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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