Coach Pep Guardiola and the Man City club have apologized for the unfortunate incidents that occurred during and after the match with Liverpool in the 29th round of the Premier League.
In the highlight match of the last 29th round, Man City excellently defeated Liverpool with a score of 4-1 even though the visitors were the ones who opened the scoring first due to Salah’s ɑttack. Scorers for the home team include Julian Alvarez, De Bruyne, Gundogan and Grealish.
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In this match, coach Pep Guardiola not only made a tactical impression with the tactical card Alvarez and the way to help Man City play overwhelmingly, he also attracted attention with his somewhat confusing actions outside the field.
Specifically, after Alvarez’s 1-1 equalizer in the 27th minute, the Man City captain was happy and excited. However, he showed it in an exaggerated way when he asked to shake hands with Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas outside the touchline but was refused. Another player, Arthur, then responded to the Catalan strategist.
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Coach Pep Guardiola caused controversy when he asked Liverpool players to celebrate after Man City scored
This issue immediately became a hot topic in the post-match press conference. When asked about the celebration allegedly disrespectful to his opponent, Pep Guardiola said: “I am very happy and say how beautiful our goal was… Ask them if I am disrespectful. respect them not. Don’t you think it’s disrespectful?…”
In response to Pep’s question, TheAthletic FC reporter Sam Lee said yes. Pep then replied: “I’m sorry. I’m so sorry…”
Pep Guardiola apologizes to Liverpool in the press room
But not only the head coach, Man City club then had to apologize for a few incidents caused by fans on the field in the last match against Liverpool. The specific announcement on the team’s homepage is as follows:
“Manchester City FC has been informed that the manager of Liverpool FC was injured after today’s match. It was reported that an object was thrown towards the visitors’ training area.
Klopp’s training area is ɑttacked by fans
Incidents of this kind are completely unacceptable and we strongly condemn the actions of the individuals responsible. We will support fully and in every way possible with the Manchester Police investigation into this incident.
In addition, the club is very disappointed to hear inappropriate chants from the home fans. We regret any offense these individuals may have caused and will continue to work with fan groups and authorities to remove inflammatory language from matches.” quoted Man City’s statement.