• Opener against Watford was ruled offside and then allowed• Manchester City and Watford managers were both left confusedPep Guardiola and Javi Gracia both called for the offside rule to be clarified after Raheem Sterling’s controversial opening goal in Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Watford here on Saturday.The England forward went on to score a hat-trick in a victory that maintained the champions’ lead over Liverpool with eight Premier League matches left. Yet Sterling’s 46th-minute effort was initially ruled out for offside after Sergio Agüero touched the ball towards him. The Argentinian was in an offside position but as Daryl Janmaat had hit the ball against Sterling before it beat Watford’s goalkeeper, Ben Foster, the referee, Paul Tierney, gave the goal after consultation with the assistant who had flagged. Related: Raheem Sterling’s 13-minute hat-trick drives Manchester City past Watford Related: Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp warns Manchester City ‘nobody gets rid of us’ Continue readingreadfullarticle
