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Man City midfielder Rodri: We're p***ed off by VAR

Manchester City midfielder Rodri admits the players are becoming fed-up with VAR after defeat to Manchester United.

The champions felt they should have had a penalty during the first half when Kyle Walker's low cross made contact with Fred's hand in the area.

VAR took a look at the incident but decided not to award a penalty, much to the disbelief of the City players who had also had an handball appeal against Victor Lindelof turned down.

In contrast, United's opening goal had come from a spot-kick after video assistant Michael Oliver rightly penalised Bernardo Silva for a foul on Marcus Rashford.

"We are p***ed off by it but there is no point (talking) for us," he said.

"We have to keep fighting and don't focus on these things.

"It is other people's jobs - we can't scream. Some decisions can change matches and VAR is there for getting decisions (right). It is not an excuse for us."

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