Manchester City's furious players confronted referee Stuart Attwell in the Old Trafford tunnel after his controversial offside decision brought a devastating derby defeat.
Jack Grealish, Kyle Walker and Manuel Akanji led City’s bitter complaints after Attwell had ruled Marcus Rashford was not interfering with play when Bruno Fernandes fired home a 78th-minute equaliser for rivals United. Pep Guardiola admitted he was mystified how Attwell could allow the goal to stand after assistant Darren Cann had raised his flag.
And when Rashford put United ahead four minutes later with a close-range strike that sparked wild Old Trafford celebrations, City’s players could not contain their anger. As both teams made their way to the dressing room, a number of City players told Attwell how he had blundered.
