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Michael Owen 'guarantees rule change' after controversial Man City goal against Aston Villa
straight to your inboxMichael Owen says he expects the offside rule to be changed after Man City's controversial goal against Aston Villa.In an open game, City eventually took the lead in the 79th minute when Bernardo Silva fired home after Rodri's pass.Yet Rodri only had possession of the ball due to tackling Villa defender Tyrone Mings when coming from an offside position.Villa manager Dean Smith was incensed that the goal was allowed to stand and was eventually sent to the stands for arguing about the decision with Jon Moss.It subsequently came to light post-match that the decision to allow the goal was correct due to the fact that Mings purposefully opted to play the ball when Rodri was offside.Premier League rules state that, if a
