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25.11.2023 - 16:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp played down the Manchester City manager's bust-up with Darwin Nunez at the end of the 1-1 draw between the Blues and Liverpool at the Etihad.
The match had been lacking any of the major flashpoints that have become a theme of this rivalry in recent years, until Nunez and Guardiola got involved in an angry exchange on the touchline after the game.
Guardiola had shaken hands with Klopp after the final whistle had sounded and then turned around and got into a heated discussion with Nunez, who had been taken off during the game and was walking across to the City technical area. Klopp then pulled his own player away but Nunez continued to shout in Guardiola's direction, with the Catalan responding.
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TV cameras caught the exchange, which was eventually calmed down by Klopp and the two benches. Klopp and Guardiola then had a long and animated discussion on the side of the pitch before going on to shake hands with their players.
Guardiola was asked about the incident in the second question of his post-match press conference and although he tried to play down what happened, he was disappointed it was raised so early on.
"Nothing happened. He's stronger than me! Nothing happened," he said. "It's not frustration. I'm really pleased.
"If you talk about that in the second question of the press conference, you are not on my good side. Maybe for the last question I'll answer but nothing happened."
Klopp had conducted his press conference before Guardiola and said the incident had nothing to do with the rivalry that has built up between the two clubs, on and off the
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