VAR drama as Spurs snatch point
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What happened in the Manchester City vs Tottenham match?
Well, at Manchester City this evening, it finished 2-2. City led early on in the game. Tottenham came back into it twice, but then City thought they had the winning goal right at the death of the game. In stoppage time, they had the ball in the net, but it was disallowed, having been checked by the VAR for handball by Aymeric Laporte.
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
That is the deciding moment in the game. However, the story of the match itself was pretty one-sided. Not too much in it as far as possession was concerned, but 30 attempts by Manchester City. That's only the second time that Tottenham have faced 30 or more shots against them since Opta began records. Ten shots for Manchester City on target, just two for Tottenham, and they were the goals. Expected goals, that controversial metric.
What were the stats and performance metrics for both teams?
Three expected goals for Manchester City, just 0.2 for Tottenham. Let's get the thoughts of Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. He's with Patrick Davison.
Guys, well done. Hugo, firstly, another crazy moment for you here, another VAR moment for you here. Just what happened from your perspective?
I don't know, to be honest, I saw it was goal. The way the referee took his decision, I think it was 100% and then with the VAR they cancelled the goal. I think it's a bit unlucky for City. Anyone can have a different interpretation, no? this clip, but I think we are very pleased with the point because we made so much effort. Lucas deserves a lot of credit because after a few seconds he scored the second goal and showed his personality and his character.
Just on that VAR moment, we just saw a shot of you talking to the referee. What's being said there?
I don't know. I'll just ask him what's happening now and then I had a look to the big screen and then we realised that there was a handball. OK, it's good for us and a little bit unlucky for City, but there's plenty of games ahead. So we just need to enjoy now the moment. Lucas, what is that moment like?
Presumably you think they've scored, the game's lost and then something's happened. Does it almost feel like a goal? Is it that good?
Yeah, it was crazy. It was in the last minute and the goal, I thought that's finished. But this kind of action is so difficult to see. Only the VAR can see and thank you for it. and I think we played very well. We made a two-month F4, like Hugo said, and it's a good result for us because we know how difficult it is to play here. I think that's the game, that's the spirit we need to keep and a lot more games to come.
Just talk us through the 56th minute then. Mauricio Pochettino sends for you. Talk us through the next 19 seconds, because that's how long it took before the ball was in the back of the net via your head.
Yes, he gave me the strategy, the position that I needed to play. And in the corner, he said, go in the penalty mark. And I was there.
He said something about the corner, did he, where he wanted you?
No, he only said to be in the penalty mark. And before entering, I was thinking about the action, I was thinking I will score a goal. And when I saw the ball, I just said I will jump and I will score and that's it. I think it was two seconds after the referee, but I'm happy, I'm so happy for this, to help the team and that's it. Well done, guys. Thank you. Thanks, Igor.
Well, the question before was, were Tottenham capable of closing the gap on Manchester City? We'll get the guys' thoughts on that very shortly. Gary Neville has joined us from the commentary position. Gary, we were making our way down onto the pitch. We came out of the lift. Jesus had scored, and by the time we got to the edge of the pitch, it had been chalked off again. What was it like in the stadium?
I was more worried about what it was like in the commentary box because I'd gone big on the last video and I was embarrassed.
What did Hugo Lloris say about the controversial VAR decision?
And all of a sudden it came from nowhere, just disbelief. But we're going to get more of that. It's the first time I've seen VAR in the last minute of a game like that where it's just shocked everybody in the stadium. We know it's happened in the Champions League last season.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened in the Manchester City vs Tottenham match?
0:03–0:29
2
How did VAR influence the outcome of the game?
0:29–0:57
3
What were the stats and performance metrics for both teams?
0:57–4:23
4
What did Hugo Lloris say about the controversial VAR decision?
4:23–18:56
5
What was Gary Neville's perspective on the match atmosphere?
18:56–22:30
6
How did the disallowed goal affect Manchester City players?
22:30–42:35
Speakers
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