JAKARTA - Pep Guardiola invited Keith Andrews to a cafe at the Manchester City training ground to discuss the Brentford coach's claim that Abdukodir Khusanov should have been sent off during Manchester City's victory in the Carabao Cup (Carabao Cup) quarterfinal on Thursday, December 18, 2025.
Khusanov only got a yellow card from referee Sam Barrott after knocking down Kevin Schade when he was apparently facing the goal.
Manchester City then won the match 2-0 and secured their place in the semi-finals.
Afterwards, Andrews described the incident as a big moment and suggested that Khusanov should have been given a red card.
"It was a big moment, 15 or 16 minutes after the game started. I was very quick to defend the referee, but in my opinion they didn't make the right decision."
"The explanation that it was too far from the goal is nonsense. If he breaks through, it's a goal-scoring opportunity," Andrews said.
After playing at the Etihad Stadium, Brentford remain in Manchester ahead of their Premier League match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Saturday, December 20, 2025.
They will use Manchester City's CFA training ground to prepare for the match.
When Guardiola was told of Andrews' assessment of Khusanov's tackle in the post-match press conference, he invited his counterpart to discuss it over coffee.
"Tomorrow at the training ground, I will invite him to the cafe and we will discuss," said Guardiola.
Meanwhile, Manchester City's victory over Brentford was confirmed after goals from Rayan Cherki and Savinho in the first half.
Cherki's goal was a spectacular effort from outside the penalty area that went into the top corner of the goal. Guardiola was impressed with the goal, but not with the way the Frenchman played. He was replaced in the 66th minute.
"We are lucky to have a player who scores goals like this. After that, he didn't play well, but his goal was fantastic."
"In the second half, Rayan didn't do his job well in terms of defense," said the Manchester City coach.
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