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Published 11:06 16 Aug 2020 BST
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"If I'm on that pitch, it's got to be. I believe it's a definite foul. Dembélé has connected and he's the one who went on to score. City were dominating at that time. "There is 100 per cent contact. I don't understand how they can't call that? People will be saying conspiracy theories now if you're a City fan. "I believe that's a foul and it's the man who goes on to score the goal."Laporte was sent a clip of those Ferdinan comments last night and felt compelled to go onto his Twitter account to keep the spotlight on that crucial VAR call: https://twitter.com/Laporte/status/1294772074234380289 The French defender followed that up by wishing Lyon all the best for the remainder of the competition and holding his hand up for the performance itself.
'Just to be clear,' he wrote, 'I will not hide. I'm a football player but a man foremost, we all made mistakes in this game, and I also take my responsibility for the bad team performance tonight. But this decision is hard to accept, especially in a crucial qualifier AND with the help of VAR.'Guardiola himself refused to dwell on the VAR calls that did not go in his side's favour. "It is what it is," he mused. "One day we will break the gap to the semi-finals... This competition, you have to be perfect. The first goal, we have to solve it better. We created more chances. I haven't seen stats - we did everything but score."
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