Pep Guardiola says he has CUT OFF communication with Premier League amid charges against Man City

Pep Guardiola has cut communication with the Premier League in the wake of an unprecedented number of charges from Manchester City for alleged breaches of financial rules.

The City boss, who is facing a Newcastle team accused of persistently wasting time ‘annoying’ by Erik ten Hag last week, has claimed his team is being treated unfairly by referees.

Guardiola was outraged by a yellow card issued to Ederson by Anthony Taylor for wasting time in the 36th minute of the recent win at Arsenal, perplexed why teams are not penalized for something similar at the Etihad Stadium.

‘How many billions of games do teams come here and waste time with goalkeepers?’ Guardiola said. ‘Twenty seconds each time on a goal kick. Absolutely nothing happens.

‘And after going there [to Arsenal], we want to be active to play and they give us a yellow card. What they do, they can do, whatever they want.

Pep Guardiola claims he has cut communications with the Premier League amid his charges against Man City

He said he did not speak to senior flight officials because they “accuse us” of alleged breaches of financial rules.

Asked if he had spoken to the Premier League about what he perceives to be double standards, Guardiola replied: “I don’t speak to the Premier League, we are accused by them.” No referees, no Premier League, no care.

“Now we can’t talk about the Premier League or whatever, we are busy defending our defense with our lawyers.”

Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp have spoken openly about Newcastle’s game before Manchester United’s Ten Hag followed ahead of the Carabao Cup final.

Guardiola sarcastically suggested that if either side were booked today then it will be theirs as they look to keep in touch with leaders Arsenal.

“It depends on the referee, but I’m pretty sure the yellow will go to Ederson,” he added. ‘How many times do I complain about the referees or ask for an appointment? The game is done when it’s done.

I don’t even know before the game who is the referee who is going to whistle. I know when I see their faces, I know who they are, but I don’t talk to them before or after.