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Matthew Hobkinson

What Man City star Jack Grealish did after England defeat as Ruben Dias slams World Cup referee

These are your Manchester City evening headlines for Sunday, December 11.

What Grealish did after England loss

Jack Grealish was seen being comforted by family and friends in the stands after England's gutting loss to France on Saturday night.

Didier Deschamps' defending champions started brightly and were ahead on 17 minutes thanks to Aurelien Tchouameni's wonder strike which evaded the dive of Jordan Pickford. The Three Lions responded strongly and were unfortunate not to equalise when Harry Kane's fierce effort was palmed away by Hugo Lloris.

Ten minutes after the interval, Kane would bring England level converting a penalty after Bukayo Saka was hauled down inside the box. Gareth Southgate's team looked to be well on top before being hit by a sucker-punch as Olivier Giroud powered a deflected header past Pickford.

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Dias confused as 'very clear' decision goes against Portugal

Ruben Dias was left perplexed after the referee failed to award a penalty for Portugal during their 1-0 quarter-final defeat to Morocco.

Youssef En-Nesyri gave Morocco the lead just before half-time after he capitalised on a defensive mix-up at the back. Portugal felt that they should have had the chance to bring the game level moments later when Bruno Fernandes was brought down by Achraf Hakimi.

Following a VAR check, the officials decided that no further action needed to be taken and the play resumed. Protests from the Portuguese players continued at the break - Fernandes making his anger particularly clear - and Dias was still smarting with the decision at full time.

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