Aston Villa manager Dean Smith expressed his anger at referee Jonathan Moss' decision to allow Bernardo Silva's opening goal in his side's 2-0 English Premier League defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, following the intervention of the video assistant referee (VAR). City midfielder Rodri was offside when Tyrone Mings intercepted a ball played forward, but ran back to challenge the Aston Villa defender and then fed Silva to score in the 79th minute. Smith was sent off for his protests about the goal and said to Moss with regards to his decision-making that he must have received "juggling balls for Christmas." But by the letter of the law, Rodri's goal was legitimate. In a statement, the group representing Premier League referees said: "As soon as Mings deliberately played the ball the following law applies: "A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball, including by deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an advantage, unless it was a deliberate save by any opponent. "As the law deems that Rodri has not gained an advantage, he has not committed an offside offence and play should be allowed to continue. Rodri legitimately took possession of the ball from Mings, starting the attack which resulted in the goal." Please like the video and share wherever you can! **DO NOT copy and re-upload any part of this video anywhere otherwise copyright strikes will be made! You do not have my permission** I have all the necessary rights to use this footage, my footage is licensed through agencies, please contact me if you're unsure, you can find my email address on my 'about' page. To make sure you don't miss any of my videos on this and my other channels please : Subscribe to this channel : http://bit.ly/TheBeanySub Follow me on Twitter : http://www.twitter.com/BeanymanSports Like me on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/beanymansports Thanks