City were denied the chance to put the game to bed when Erling Haaland appeared to be clipped by Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels. VAR reviewed the incident with no penalty awarded with Elliot Anderson scoring the equaliser minutes later.
Silva blasted the decision, also suggesting referee Darren England awarded ’50-50s against us’.
‘We’re quite used to it this season,’ Silva told TNT Sports. ‘All the 50-50s have gone against us. It’s the reality. I’ve just watched the Erling incident. For me, it’s a penalty.
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Haaland was denied a penalty (Picture: Carl Recine/Getty Images)
‘Some people might argue a different opinion. What can Erling do? We’re used to it this season. We know how it works. Our job is just to be better, because we cannot control these things.
‘What we can control is our own performances, and that is what we need to focus on.’
Guardiola meanwhile was reluctant to be drawn on the controversy.
Guardiola kept quiet on the incident (Picture: Getty)
‘I spoke weeks ago about that subject,’ the City boss said.
‘I always believe that we have to do it much better so the officials don’t intervene. It’s our responsibility to do it better, we don’t have to rely on them.
Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri missed the decisive spot-kick as Marseille crashed out of the Coupe de France (Picture: FS2)
Marseille head coach Habib Beye jumped to Ethan Nwaneri’s defence after the forward’s penalty miss against Toulouse, praising the youngster for having the ‘personality’ to step up in the shootout.
Beye’s side enjoyed a dream start to Wednesday’s thrilling Coupe de France quarter-final clash as Mason Greenwood opened the scoring from the spot inside only two minutes.
Igor Paixao restored Marseille’s advantage after Yann Gboho had levelled for Toulouse, only for the visitors the equalise again through Charlie Cresswell on the hour-mark.
The two sides could not be separated for the remaining 30 minutes, setting the stage for a nail-biting penalty shootout at the Stade Velodrome, with a place in this year’s semi-finals on the line.
Aron Donnum made no mistake with Toulouse’s opening spot-kick before ex-Manchester United attacker Greenwood returned the favour with a cool strike beyond Geronimo Rulli.
But after Gboho, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Djibril Sidibe all succeeded, there were a pair of misses from Leonardo Balerdi and Cristian Casseres as the nervousness ratcheted up inside the stadium.
Nayef Aguerd and Pape Demba Diop both scored their penalties meaning it came down to Nwaneri to hold his nerve from 12 yards, but the 18-year-old skied his effort over the crossbar to send Toulouse through to the semi-finals.
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Toulouse prevailed to book their place in the semi-finals (Picture: Getty)
Marseille’s long wait for a trophy goes on (Picture: Getty)
A teary Nwaneri, who joined Marseille on loan from Arsenal in January, appeared inconsolable as team-mates and coaching staff joined in putting an arm around his shoulder to show their support.
‘That’s a story for another time,’ Beye said when asked about Marseille’s order of penalty takers as the club squandered a shot at their first piece of silverware since 2012.
‘I’m not going to have a big discussion about it because what I like is the personality of a player who decides to go for it.
‘When we discussed it, we were very, very clear about the shooting order. And so, they went for it, and I respect that personality.
Ethan Nwaneri skies his penalty and Toulouse eliminate Marseille from the Coupe de France ‼️ pic.twitter.com/KbGPE8u8wO
‘Then there’s the story of the game. Unfortunately for Leo [Balerdi] and Ethan [Nwaneri], they missed.’
Beye said it was ‘unfortunate’ that Balerdi and Nwaneri were not able to execute the ‘technical skill’ as they would have hoped in the moment.
‘They’re the ones most affected tonight, but that’s how it is,’ he added.
‘It’s simply unfortunate that this technical skill that, at that moment in the game and at that moment in the competition, was not mastered.’
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There was some confusion as to why Marseille winger Paixao was not used in the shootout after his earlier goal – but Beye confirmed the Brazilian was experiencing ‘cramps’ and fatigue.
‘There’s been talk of it being a lottery, but I truly believe it’s a technical skill,’ Beye continued.
‘Players who have mastered that skill and feel confident should accept that this order is in place.
‘As for Igor [Paixao], when I asked him, he had cramps and was therefore very tired, which is why he was taken off.’
Marseille’s squad must ‘accept the disappointment’, says Beye (Picture: Getty)
The Marseille manager went on: ‘It’s simply about taking responsibility.
‘I believe I never judge a player who misses a penalty because you have to take the responsibility to step up.
‘They took theirs and unfortunately we missed out in that regard.’
Marseille’s last trophy win came 16 years ago when Loic Remy’s goalscoring exploits inspired the club to win the now defunct Coupe de la Ligue.
On Marseille’s dream of a first title since 2012 vanishing, Beye said: ‘The disappointment is as great as the hopes that were placed in us for this match and the Coupe de France campaign.
‘When you have the opportunity in two matches to reach a final… you had to win this one first.
‘So, the disappointment is as great as the hopes that were placed in us, and we have to accept it. That’s what I told my players.
‘In this situation, we have to look ahead, face the challenge, and accept the anger, the disappointment, and the sadness of our supporters who were with us throughout the match and during the penalty shootout.’
Wednesday’s other quarter-final was also decided on penalties, with Nice getting the better of Lorient in a tense shootout.
A day earlier, Strasbourg secured their place in the semi-finals with a 2-1 win over last year’s runners-up Reims.
Lyon and Lens will battle it out for the last remaining semi-final spot at Groupama Stadium this evening.
The Morrocco international started his first game for the club since December on Thursday night on Tyneside, coming in for Diogo Dalot at right-back.
Despite the hosts being reduced to 10 men on the stroke of half-time, a woeful second-half performance saw United fall to their first defeat in 12 games and the first since Michael Carrick took the reins.
Mazraoui was seen struggling late on in the contest, forcing Carrick into a late change with Tyrell Malacia brought on for just his second appearance of the season and his first of the year.
The Dutchman’s lack of gametime showed and was at fault as William Osula bagged a late winner for the Magpies.
Later in the evening, Mazraoui was spotted limping slowly out of the stadium, clearly still in discomfort.
United do not play again until Sunday 15 March when they host Aston Villa, at least allowing plenty of time for Mazraoui to recover.
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United head to Bournemouth the following week before the March international breaks kicks in with their next game coming against Leeds on 13 April.
United had taken 19 points from a possible 21 under Carrick, climbing into third place after their victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Mazraoui played most of the game at right-back (Picture: Getty)
They remain in that position buy missed the chance to put some real daylight between themselves and the sides around them with just three points now separating United, Aston Villa, Chelsea and Liverpool.
United remain third but Chelsea have closed the gap (Picture: Getty)
‘Bitterly disappointed,’ Carrick said of the result It hurts that tonight.
‘We definitely came here in good shape, looking to get something from the game, if not win the game and we’re disappointed with the way it panned out.
‘We can be an awful lot better. We’ve put ourselves in a good position, a decent position with the performances and the results that we’ve had, so tonight hurts.’
Bukayo Saka’s deflected ninth minute strike was, ultimately, all that separated the two teams as Mikel Arteta’s battle-hardened crew ground out a 10th win by a one-goal margin this season.
Brighton’s German boss was clearly in no mood to give up his agenda last night as Arsenal’s delaying tactics frustrated the home side and prompted the Seagulls’ manager to complain to the fourth official on numerous occasions.
Hurzeler was in the ear of the official early in the first half and began pestering Hincapie while the Arsenal defender was preparing to take a throw.
The Ecuador international had no time for Hurzeler’s complaints and put his finger to his lips while the opposition manager was offering some pointed advice.
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Hincapie started last night’s match at left-back and excelled in that role before he shifted to centre-half following the introduction of Riccardo Calafiori with Arteta opting to withdraw Cristian Mosquera who had been standing in for the injured William Saliba.
The 23-year-old, currently on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, is fast establishing himself as a vital component of the defensive unit that appears hellbent on powering Arsenal to the title.
Whether their conservative style of play may end up yielding the trophies they crave, they clearly haven’t won a fan in Hurzeler who continued his diatribe after the game.
‘I think there was only one team who tried to play football today,’ said Hurzeler, ‘And therefore I’m proud of how they did it.
Mikel Arteta was delighted with his players after a 1-0 win at Brighton (Picture: Getty)
‘I will never be that kind of manager who tries to win in that way. I want to do well. I want my players to keep improving, keep playing football on the pitch.
‘In the end, of course, every team will manage and waste time, but I think there has to be a limit, and the limit has to be set by the Premier League.
‘The limit has to be set by the referees, at the moment they just do what they want.
‘If I would ask now everyone in the room if he really enjoyed this football game I’m sure maybe one raises his arm because he is a big Arsenal fan but besides that, no chance.’
Bukayo Saka was the Arsenal matchwinner against Brighton (Picture: Getty)
Arteta, meanwhile, was quick to dismiss the complaints of his Brighton counterpart and focus on the finer points of a victory that helped establish a seven point lead at the Premier League summit.
‘I loved it,’ he said. ‘It was a really tough one, we knew that.
‘We played so many games with very, very high intensity and demands, and you could see in certain moments that we lacked freshness, especially with the ball, to have more composure, for the heart rate to be a little bit lower to make better decisions and be a bit more precise.
‘So when you don’t do that, you have to do a lot of very good things. You want to win in this league, especially here at Brighton, and the team showed an incredible desire, determination and attitude to win the game.’
