Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan hits out at new handball law

Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has hit out at the new handball law after it cost his side a win in Saturday's game with Tottenham Hotspur.

Pep Guardiola's side thought they had taken all three points at the Etihad after Gabriel Jesus's last-gasp strike, only for VAR to rule the goal out because it touched defender Aymeric Laporte's arm in the build-up.

The regulation, introduced this season, states that any contact made with the arm or hand in the penalty area that leads to a goal, irrespective of intention, will be penalised.

Today's VAR decision is really hard to take. Any attacker that commits handball, intentional or not, is now ruled a free kick?? And if you're defending it's fine?? It only disadvantages the attacking team.
In my opinion this rule needs to be changed. #MCITOT pic.twitter.com/TtPsB96FD0

— Ilkay Gündogan (@IlkayGuendogan) August 17, 2019

City return to action next Sunday when they travel to face Eddie Howe's Bournemouth.