Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was critical of the referee and Rodri after their victory over Nottingham Forest.
Goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland guided the treble winners to a 2-0 victory over Forest at the Etihad.
The Citizens played the second half with ten players after Rodri was sent off for grabbing Morgan Gibbs-White by the neck.
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The Spanish coach reveals he spoke to his players at halftime about controlling their emotions.
"The first minute Haaland goes alone to the goal and it's a yellow card [that isn't given], it's the same guy who makes an action to Rodri and it's a yellow card and that would be the second yellow card. After the first action we get a yellow card," Guardiola said, as per Manchester Evening News..
"It's eight years here and we know each other quite well. I said at half-time to be careful. Relax, and control your emotions. Unfortunately, Rodri didn't do it. We have to accept it, the decision of, I don't know the name of the referee.
"Hopefully Rodri will learn. The game was perfect after 35 minutes for both sides trying when it became chaos it wasn't our responsibility, that's for sure.
"Rodri has to control himself and his emotions. I can get a yellow card but Rodri can't. I don't play. You have to be careful."
Guardiola continued to take issue with referee Anthony Taylor's handling of the encounter.
"The referee changed the game. I don't understand why the first action wasn't a yellow card and the first action is a yellow card to us, I don't understand," he said.
"With all the yellow cards the responsibility is not Nottingham Forest or Man City's, that's for sure."
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