'VAR delay made us stronger': Guardiola hails Man City after disallowed Semenyo goal

There was a lengthy VAR delay as what would have been Antoine Semenyo's second goal of the League Cup semi-final was disallowed

Rayan's Cherki's 98th minute goal gave Manchester City a 2-0 lead in their League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United. Pic: AP Photo/Dave Thompson

Pep Guardiola’s evident delight at Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Newcastle in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final was tempered by the lengthy video assistant referee delay that disallowed what would have been Antoine Semenyo’s second goal of the game.

It prompted Manchester City’s manager to launch into an epic, and often incomprehensible, rant about VAR and its perceived failings or, more pertinently, non-involvements during City’s 2-1 defeat at Newcastle in November and last season’s FA Cup final defeat to Crystal Palace.