Wolves boss Gary O'Neil rages as Man City win Premier League clash after late drama

City then levelled trough Josko Gvardiol and, for a while, it looked as though the match would end in a draw.

Right at the death, however, John Stones headed home from a corner to spark wild celebrations in the away end.

Bernardo Silva appeared to give Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa a slight nudge just seconds before Stones headed home.

After a VAR check, referee Chris Kavanagh went to the monitor but decided to give the goal - much to O'Neil's anger.

The Wolves boss was left incensed and remonstrated with the fourth official, with the former Bournemouth manager then booked for allowing his temper to get the better of him.

It was harsh on Wolves, who remain winless in the top flight this season - and with just one point to their name.

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And fans on social media believe they have every right to be angry after being denied a crucial point in their fight against relegation.

"VAR didn’t do you any favours at the end. Definitely deserved at least a draw," wrote one user.

A second said: "There’s not a referee that’s got the balls to overrule that goal. Not in today’s game. You just knew it."

A third wrote: "Daylight robbery in Europe is not a new thing anymore."

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Another opined: "That’s really unlucky to lose like that, the fact we held City for most of the game and was leading against them for 20 odd mins is incredible, hopefully this can actually start something good for us."

A fifth fan expressed a belief there was a conspiracy involved, saying: "Rememeber when we scored a goal the exact same last year and it wasn't given? Big club bias is so real."

A sixth said: "Even worse than the decision was the call a minute earlier when we should have had a free kick, which would likely have secured one point, maybe three. Yes the player took the ball but it was from behind, not side on."

And a seventh wrote: "Disgraceful from the City fan Kavanagh, Silva was offside and backed into Sa which was interfering, it affected his positioning."

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Meanwhile, the Premier League Match Centre have explained why the goal was given.

"Stones’ goal was disallowed on-field due to Bernardo Silva being in an offside position and in the goalkeeper’s line of vision," they wrote.

"The VAR deemed Bernardo Silva wasn’t in the line of vision and had no impact on the goalkeeper and recommended an on-field review.

"The referee overturned his original decision and a goal was awarded."

On the controversy, BBC pundit Clinton Morrison said: "That's the sign of champions, not playing at your best but keep going and getting the result. It's not luck at all, we've seen City do this many times.

"I think it was the right decision to give the goal, Bernardo Silva wasn't offside."