Guardiola ‘embarrassed And Ashamed’ For Handling Camera Operator In City Defeat

Pep Guardiola has admitted “shame” astatine his conflict pinch a camera usability pursuing Manchester City’s 2-1 conclusion astatine Newcastle connected Saturday.

At afloat time, a visibly upset Guardiola entered nan St James’ Park transportation and had heated discussions pinch nan referee, Sam Barrott, and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães, while besides handling nan headphones of nan camera operator.

“I apologised,” Guardiola said. “I consciousness embarrassed, ashamed, erstwhile I spot it. I don’t for illustration it. I apologised aft 1 2nd to nan cameraman. I americium who I am. After 1,000 games I’m not a cleanable person, I make immense mistakes.

“What is for sure, I take sides immoderate squad and my club, that’s for sure. The logic why I want to take sides my squad and my nine is nary uncertainty – because from my acquisition to triumph nan Premier League we person to do 100 points, 98 points, different we don’t triumph it.”

City are 3rd and way leaders Arsenal by 7 points aft what was their 4th convention conclusion of nan season. “Losing 4 games retired of 12 we person to amended a lot,” Guardiola admitted. “Mathematically, it’s imaginable to triumph everything.” The head was asked if this meant nan quadruple was a realistic aim. “You are an knowledgeable journalist, did you perceive my talk astir nan quadruple successful December erstwhile we won nan quadruple? No.”

Regarding his confrontation pinch Guimarães, Guardiola said: “We person known Bruno for galore years and each clip aft nan game, moreover astatine nan Etihad [Stadium], we talk successful nan passageway aliases wherever. Our paths ever transverse and I ever person a bully narration pinch him. I emotion it. I’m an affectional guy, I emotion to talk and move my hands and my arms and everything.”

Guardiola would not beryllium concerned if an guidance head said to his players instantly aft a game. “No - arsenic agelong arsenic you talk pinch respect for illustration I ever person done, it’s not a problem,” he said, earlier referencing Barrott. “The referee was progressive for 95 minutes, 98 minutes, he was involved. My God, he was involved.”

City were unhappy that Barrott aliases nan video adjunct referee, Craig Pawson, did not grant City a punishment connected Saturday for a Fabian Schär situation connected Phil Foden, while they besides questioned if Guimarães was offside erstwhile Harvey Barnes scored Newcastle’s 70th-minute winner. Pictures published later bespeak nan Brazilian was onside.

Guardiola will return complaint of his 100th Champions League crippled against Bayer Leverkusen connected Tuesday. “It’s rather good, it intends that each play we person been there,” he said.

City person 10 points aft 4 games of nan convention phase, while Leverkusen person five.