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Man City boss Guardiola urges players to make VAR irrelevant

ARY News · May 13, 2026, 12:35 PM

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  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize Pep Guardiola says teams must “do better” if they want to avoid VAR controversies.
  • Guardiola believes his Manchester City side have been on the wrong end of replay calls in the past and is still annoyed by decisions that went against his team in their FA Cup final defeats of 2024 and 2025.
  • But City manager Guardiola said players had it within their power to take VAR out of the equation.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Pep Guardiola says teams must “do better” if they want to avoid VAR controversies.

Guardiola believes his Manchester City side have been on the wrong end of replay calls in the past and is still annoyed by decisions that went against his team in their FA Cup final defeats of 2024 and 2025.

VAR made headlines again after relegation-threatened West Ham were denied a stoppage-time equaliser against title-chasing Arsenal following a lengthy review last Sunday, with the Gunners’ 1-0 win leaving the Premier League leaders five points clear of second-placed City.

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