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The Premier League have issued new offside guidance which would have ruled out Manchester City’s hugely controversial goal against Aston Villa last week. Villa were furious when midfielder Rodri tracked back from an offside position to tackle Villa defender Tyrone Mings and then set up Bernardo Silva for the crucial opening goal in their eventual 2-0 win. Dean Smith, the Villa manager, was sent to the stands for his angry complaints over what he called a “farcical” decision while Mings himself took to Twitter and branded the ruling a “nonsense”. He said that he had “never even heard of that rule”, adding, “just let players stand offside and then run back and tackle you?” Urgent talks were held and, while the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd (PGMOL), subsequently defended the original decision, new guidance has been agreed with both the International Football Association Board (Ifab) and Uefa.
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