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<\/p>\nBrentford to use Man City\u2019s training facilities today as Guardiola plans to meet Dubliner for talks after quarter-final tie\n<\/p>\n
Andrews spoke after the game about the pivotal moment 16 minutes into the game when City\u2019s Abdukodir Khusanov fouled Brentford\u2019s Kevin Schade as he prepared to shoot from the edge of the box.<\/p>\n
The decision to keep Khusanov on the pitch drew the wrath of Andrews afterwards, with the Dubliner clear in his view that the City player should have walked, reshaping the entire game.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very quick to defend officials generally, it\u2019s such a difficult job, but that was one they didn\u2019t get right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe explanation was that the touch being too far away from goal doesn\u2019t quite sit well with me after watching it back because he\u2019s clean through on goal\u2026<\/p>\n
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Brentford’s Kevin Schade is bundled over by Manchester City’s Abdukodir Khusanov<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it\u2019s a red card it\u2019s a big advantage for us obviously, but we\u2019ll never know.\u201d<\/p>\n
Andrews revealed that Brentford will use City\u2019s training facilities today ahead of their Premier League clash at Wolves on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Asked if he agreed with Andrews on the Khusanov decision, Guardiola said: \u201cTomorrow at the training ground, I\u2019ll invite him to the caf\u00e9 and we will discuss it.\u201d<\/p>\n
With seven changes from Sunday\u2019s 3-0 win at Crystal Palace, City were far from their best and having survived the Khusanov call, they bossed the rest of the first-half and Savinho\u2019s heavily-deflected strike made sure of the win.<\/p>\n
Guardiola labelled Rayan Cherki an \u201cexceptional player\u201d after the Frenchman\u2019s first-half strike.<\/p>\n
Cherki has endured an injury-impacted start to life at City since his \u00a330million summer move from Lyon, but the 22-year-old has impressed in recent weeks, with four assists in his last four Premier League appearances and now a superb goal for his fourth of the campaign.<\/p>\n
When Brentford failed to properly clear Divine Mukasa\u2019s corner, the ball came to Cherki on the edge of the box and he quickly side-stepped Mikkel Damsgaard before unleashing a powerful shot into the top corner.<\/p>\n
\u201cClose to the 18-yard box of the opponent he is an exceptional player,\u201d Guardiola said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a fantastic goal, a blind guy, a blind woman can realise, it is not necessary to be a journalist or a manager to realise he is a fantastic, fantastic player.<\/p>\n
\u201cI saw it many times with Phil (Foden) this type of goal, with Kevin (De Bruyne) before, so I am happy that it opened the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Rayan Cherki scored a superb opening goal (Martin Rickett\/PA)<\/p>\n
The Brazilian\u2019s shot might not have troubled Hakon Valdimarsson until it struck the retreating Kristoffer Ajer to loop over the goalkeeper, but Guardiola praised Savinho\u2019s mentality after he has been on the receiving end of criticism.<\/p>\n