Manchester City are denied yet another late goal against Tottenham by VAR in stoppage time

History repeated itself on Saturday evening after Manchester City were incredibly denied yet another late goal by VAR against Tottenham.

As their Premier League encounter entered stoppage time at the Etihad with the game poised at 2-2, Gabriel Jesus found the ball at his feet inside the area before rifling home what he thought was City’s third and ultimately, the winning goal.

Following the wild celebrations from both City’s players and their supporters, referee Michael Oliver paused, went to his ear, and then ruled out the goal leaving both sides in disbelief.

Jesus thought he won it for City as he fired in a third goal for the champions in stoppage-time

Aymeric Laporte (centre) was adjudged to have handled the ball in the build up to the goal

However, just like the Champions League quarter-final, VAR ruled out another City late goal

Jesus shows his disappointment at the final whistle after goal was ruled out by VAR 

It’s four months to the day that City were controversially denied a fifth goal in their Champions League quarter-final clash with Spurs – a strike that would’ve sent City through to the last four to face Ajax. 

However, what would’ve been Raheem Sterling hat-trick on the night, City’s fifth was ruled after Sergio Aguero was deemed to be in an offside position when he collected the ball in the build-up to the goal.

On Saturday it wasn’t an offside but a handball that denied the champions.

Raheem Sterling thought he scored to send City through to the Champions League semi-finals

The Tottenham players had their heads in their hands as Sterling celebrated a late goal

Pep Guardiola and his backroom staff passionately celebrate the goal on April 17

Sergio Aguero (top left) was in an offside position when he collected the ball before the goal

However, the goal was ruled out for offside, sending Spurs through to the semi-finals instead

City won a corner after unloading serious amounts of pressure on Tottenham throughout large spells of the game, with Spurs desperately trying to hold on for a point.

As the corner was sent in, Kyle Walker-Peters wrestled with Aymeric Laporte inside the box before the ball appeared to accidentally hit the defender’s arm.

As a result, Jesus picked up the ball, set his feet and fired past several Tottenham bodies before controversy struck again.

City boss Pep Guardiola couldn’t believe what he saw as he lamented the inconsistent officiating.

Guardiola couldn’t believe what he saw on Saturday and lamented the inconsistent officiating

Guardiola pointed out that VAR did not disallow Fernando Llorente’s goal four months ago

When asked about what he just witnessed, Pep told Sky Sports: ‘Déjà vu. It was the same. Last action we scored a goal and referee, var, disallowed it. What should I say. The second time, it’s tough. But it’s what it is. The new rules. 

‘It happen last week in Wolves. We saw hands from Liverpool and Chelsea. A penalty you have to be the keeper on the line, Adrian, and he moves. So, they have to fix it. 

‘We saw inside the images, not quite clear, but if they believe it’s hands, sometimes it’s hands in the Champions League from [Fernando] Llorente, sometimes it’s not hands. 

‘Now you have to accept it and keep going. It was in the beginning, penalty in the first half and the referee said no. I don’t know. All we can do is play that way and decisions accept it. You have to work on the chances to score more goals.’