Pep Guardiola has criticized Kyle Walker after the full-back was shown a potentially red card in Manchester City’s Champions League defeat at RB Leipzig on Tuesday night at the RB Arena.
The England defender was sent off for a useless hack at the legs of Leipzig goalscorer Andre Silva after 82 minutes of City’s 2-1 loss behind closed doors at the RB Arena.
Manchester City had little to play for in their final match of the first stage but the respite that will now follow for Walker could have repercussions in the next round.
‘The red card hurts us, especially for the round of 16,’ City manager Guardiola said in an interview reported by uefa.com.
‘Kyle Walker is an important player for us and is unnecessary to lose him like this. I hope he learns from this.’
According to Pep Guardiola’s in his post-match press conference, the red card showed to Kyle Walker was a right call from the Referee.
‘It’s a red card, definitely,’ the Spaniard said bluntly. ‘I’m not coming here to say what happened in the dressing room.’