Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Liverpool striker Darwin Nunes appeared to have a heated argument as the final whistle blew at the Etihad Stadium.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp sent off Nunes, who came on as a substitute in the second half of a Premier League match, and at the same time the manager silenced Nunes.
Several coaches from both clubs were involved in an attempt to calm the situation.It is unclear what caused the flashpoint and both coaches tried to downplay the incident in their post-match press conference this afternoon.
Guardiola did not mention the incident in his post-match comments against Sky, instead saying: “It was a great game. Eight years later we are still playing against a fantastic, great team and it is great to play again.
We are very good, our training was very good. we can be patient and make the right decisions. it was. Manchester City and Liverpool managers react to Pep Guardiola and Darwin Nunes.
“Yeah, sometimes we missed the last pass or the last shot, but we had revolutions and routine things, so I think that’s a great compliment to the way we operate.
“The two best teams played with a score of 1:1. Erling Haaland’s first-half goal made him the fastest player to reach 50 Premier League goals, but Trent Alexander-Arnold’s second-half equalizer saw them share the spoils.