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'Welcome to the Premier League and the referees' - Pep Guardiola says new Man City signing Nico Gonzalez got proper introduction to English football after suffering debut injury in FA Cup win against Leyton Orient

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Leyton Orient

<p>City <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/man-city-player-ratings-vs-leyton-orient-jack-grealish-kevin-de-bruyne-nico-gonzalez/bltb2b752e71418ac60" target="_blank">survived a scare to beat Leyton Orient 2-1</a>, despite conceding a remarkable goal from the halfway line, but Guardiola was disappointed with the level of officiating. Gonzalez, a new £50 million ($62m) signing from Porto, was on the end of a heavy challenge in the first half and limped out of the game.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Guardiola believes, however, that Gonzalez will now understand just how physical English football can be. The 23-year-old will hope to make a swift recovery as he bids to get up to speed at the Etihad Stadium.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Guardiola told <em>BBC Sport</em>: "Welcome to the Premier League and the referees. Maybe he knew about the referees because I understand it's not easy. It's not easy to do something when you play against teams like in League One."</p><p>He added: “I know without VAR it’s more difficult because they are not used to it and I know it’s a League One side, but there were one or two [missed] actions. There’s a penalty [that wasn’t given]. I think&nbsp;Nico&nbsp;now understands perfectly what [English football] is. I don’t know how hard [the knock] is, but he could not continue."</p>

WHAT GUARDIOLA SAID

<p>City play Real Madrid on Tuesday in a huge Champions League play-off encounter. </p>

WHAT NEXT?

'Welcome to the Premier League and the referees' - Pep Guardiola says new Man City signing Nico Gonzalez got proper introduction to English football after suffering debut injury in FA Cup win against Leyton Orient | Goal.com

Pep Guardiola took a passive-aggressive shot at the officiating in Manchester City&apos;s clash with Leyton Orient after Nico Gonzalez&apos;s injury.

&apos;Welcome to the Premier League and the referees&apos; - Pep Guardiola says new Man City signing Nico Gonzalez got proper introduction to English football after suffering debut injury in FA Cup win against Leyton Orient

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