Newcastle star gives unexpected verdict on offside controversy vs Man City - 'I do the same thing'

Manchester City beat Newcastle United 2-1 on Saturday night but Dan Burn had a goal controversially chalked off for offside.

Newcastle United defender Dan Burn has admitted he would have done what Ruben Dias did to him during Manchester City's victory. The Blues were leading 2-1 thanks to a Nico O'Reilly brace when Burn looked to have equalised. However, replays showed the defender was in an offside position when he scored.

The replays also showed Dias pushing the centre-back into the offside position. This caused controversy and when asked about the incident in his post-match press conference, Eddie Howe said: "I don’t know about that rule. I haven't seen the push, so if that is the case, then I'll seek clarification."

Howe also admitted he felt decisions did not go his side's way during the match but would not blame officials for the defeat. When asked about the controversy himself, Burn was honest about what he would do if roles were reversed. "I felt sort of pushed on the back and I think maybe if I'm a little bit better with it I could probably make more of a meal of it, but I'm not great at doing that," he said.

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"So yeah, I've not seen it back, but as I said, someone said that I was pushed and it's quite hard to get back onside once you've been sort of pushed offside." He later told ViaPlay: "Yes, he did [push me]. But as a defender, I do the same thing." City's victory meant they moved two points behind Arsenal in the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta's side could reopen a five-point gap if they beat Tottenham on Sunday. However, they will have played a game more than City.

When asked about the run-in, Pep Guardiola said: "That game today is what we are going to face in the next 11. Every game will be like that: a battle.

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"Now we have three days off. I say to them: ‘What you have to do is take a lot of caipirinhas and daiquiris in these next three days, enjoy life’, and then we make proper sessions and go to Leeds.

"That is the proper way. If we say: ‘We win this, then Arsenal do this or Aston Villa’… [you get a] slap in the face and what you thought [would happen], the opposite happens. I know how difficult it will be. Just win the next game, keep going, never give up.

"[11] games is a lot in the Premier League. Many things are going to happen."