MANCHESTER -- West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis called for the introduction of a system where managers can use video officials to challenge refereeing decisions after Saturday's game saw his centre-back Gareth McAuley sent off in a case of mistaken identity.
Northern Ireland international McAuley was dismissed in the second minute of Albion's 3-0 defeat at Manchester City for a foul committed by his teammate Craig Dawson on Wilfried Bony.
Pulis felt referee Neil Swarbrick's decision was unbelievable but said he had sympathy for officials as he insisted that technology is essential to prevent the worst decisions from standing.
He said in a news conference: "We have to find a way to help out referees. I would definitely call for managers to have two calls each and every game when there is 30 seconds and they can have a video link-up with people upstairs who can watch it.
"The clubs can make money -- there are people who will pay money to have their names up on scoreboards. It will eradicate the major decisions referees are getting wrong that actually affect games of football and we have to work hard to do that in what is the greatest league in the world. The sooner that comes in, the better.
"Should referees get closer to the professional game? Of course they should and there should be ways of doing that. This is one way of doing that. You are taking the major decisions that even on the sidelines you can tell might be wrong and giving the referee a chance to redeem a mistake he might have made. We all make mistakes. Look at players on both teams today."
Pulis also suggested the sliding standard of refereeing in English football is threatening the worldwide image of the Premier League.
"In the professional game, the feeling this season is some of the game changing decisions have been very, very disappointing," Pulis told BT Sport.
"We don't have a say what the referees do or don't do, but this is affecting us. It's not just me, but other managers in the game as well. We are very concerned about the standard of refereeing.
"We've had players sent off for blocked challenges, we had penalties not given which was a definite penalty. Something has to be done to help the officials."
"This Premier League is a fantastic product and it is watched worldwide and we appreciate that refereeing is tough, so to give them a chance to sort things out and get decisions right would help."
Pulis also referenced a challenge by Wolves defender Danny Batth on Derby striker Darren Bent during Friday's game as he felt officials were guilty of inconsistency
"I watched the Wolves-Derby game and there was a very similar incident in that game," he explained.
"The Wolves player stops a player from going through, the referee gave a free kick, there was no one behind him and didn't even book him. The inconsistency is one thing.
"Once [Swarbrick] decides that it is a goal scoring opportunity and he has to send him off, I can't believe he believe he picks the wrong player. He sends off the wrong player."
Pulis spoke to Swarbrick at half-time but said the official did not admit he made an error, adding: "I said what I had to say and walked off. I didn't abuse him or anything. I said what I had to say and walked off."
Former Stoke and Crystal Palace manager Pulis was also annoyed that City's second goal, scored by Fernando, stood, after he felt Eliaquim Mangala committed a foul on Saido Berahino when Jesus Navas' corner came in.
He said: "I can't believe some of the decisions. Mangala kicks him in the face. It is a poor decision. He has got the linesman on that side of the pitch as well."
Information from Kevin Palmer was used in this report.