Pep Guardiola apologized to a television cameraman and said he felt ashamed and embarrassed about his behavior after Manchester City defeat at Newcastle SATURDAY.
The City manager confronted a cameraman after the final whistle, grabbed his headphones and pushed him during a brief altercation.
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But Guardiola said it was a consequence of his personality and determination to defend City and revealed he was quick to apologise.
He said: “I apologize. I feel embarrassed, I feel ashamed when I see that. I don’t like it. I apologized after a second to the cameraman. I am who I am. After 1,000 games I’m not a perfect person, I make huge mistakes. That’s not it. One thing is for sure, I defend any team and my club, that’s for sure. The reason why is because I want to defend my team and my club.”
Pep Guardiola apologized for confronting a cameraman (Getty Images)
Guardiola explained why he took on the Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes at the end of the match and believes he did nothing wrong.
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“We have known Bruno for many, many years and every time after the match, even at the Etihad, we talk in the tunnel or wherever we talk, always,” he said. “I don’t know what happened. Our paths always cross and I still have a good relationship with him. I love it. I’m an emotional guy, I like to talk and move my hands and my arms and everything.”
City will be without Rodri again for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen.
The Ballon d’Or winner has not started since October’s win at Brentford, having made only a brief appearance since then, and Guardiola vowed to be careful with midfielder.
He said Rodri’s absence was: “Not long, not short but not long. We are in the process of getting him back, and when he comes back we will wait a little longer to make sure he is okay.”
