PEP GUARDIOLA looked like he’d done a few rounds with a prime Mike Tyson after Manchester City’s collapse against Feyenoord.
City’s winless run continued in their Champions League clash with the Dutch club on Tuesday night as they blew a three-goal lead in the final 15 MINUTES of normal time.
GettyManchester City sensationally blew a three-goal lead against Feyenoord on Tuesday night[/caption]
REXManager Pep Guardiola cut a dejected figure after the full-time whistle[/caption]
AMAZON PRIMEThe Spaniard had several bruises on his head and a cut on the bridge of his nose after the match[/caption]
AMAZON PRIMEFootie fans were left wondering what the cause of Guardiola’s injuries were[/caption]
The Premier League champions were on course for a 3-0 win until the visitors mounted the unlikiest of comebacks to earn a point.
Guardiola cut a frustrated figure on the touchline after City’s capitulation extended their winless run to an astonishing SIX games.
But bizarrely, he looked like he’d done a few rounds in the boxing ring as he had bruising around the left side of his face and a cut on the bridge of his nose as he conducted his post-match interviews.
Footage of Guardiola’s bruised post-match face went viral and sparked a slew of questions from footie fans.
One wrote on X: “Are they fighting?”
Another said: They need a reshuffle as well.”
And another said: “Pep Guardiola genuinely looks like he wants to cry.”
One remarked: “What’s been going on in that Man City dressing room!?”
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What will happen to Man City?
MAN CITY began the season as favourites to win the Premier League title yet again – but there is one elephant in the room that threatens to put the skids under the Etihad giants.
Sunsport’s MARTIN LIPTON discusses what the next few months could hold with Head of Sport SHAUN CUSTIS….
Custis: So the big question – will there be a resolution this season?
Lipton: Yes…. probably! It will take at least a month to go through the evidence. So I suspect around March, April time, we will get a result. But that’s where it starts to get tricky.
Custis: Why is that?
Lipton: If the result is in City’s favour, that’s the end of the matter. They will be cleared. They will have no punishment to face.
But if City are found guilty, these will be the heaviest penalties ever imposed by the Premier League.
I suspect if they are found guilty, they will be expelled from the league or given a massive points deduction and a huge fine so that they’re not in the Premier League next season.
Check out the full discussion on Man City’s future.
Guardiola was quizzed about how he got the cut on his nose and responded by saying: “My finger, here [makes a scratching motion]. My nail.
The Spaniard then joked that City’s woeful form over the last few weeks has driven him to self-harm, saying: “I want to harm myself.”
City look like a shell of the team that won a record fourth-straight Premier League title last season.
Guardiola said of his troops’ downturn: “We lost a lot of games lately, we are fragile and of course, we need a victory.”
“The game was good for the confidence, we were playing at a good level and then for the first time something happened, we have problems.
“Everybody knows the situation, we don’t have to adapt anything.
“Tomorrow [Wednesday] we have to train, recovery then prepare [for] the next game.
“We have two or three days to prepare for that and go for it. We will learn for the future.
SKY SPORTSPep Guardiola revealed that his injuries were the result of him excessively scratching[/caption]
“It has been a really difficult season for us for many circumstances.
“And today, unfortunately, the game was well done, we punished them in the right moments.
“The team was so committed to so many things.
“But unfortunately, something happened and we were not strong enough.
“We have to avoid these mistakes.”
City will look to stop the rot in a crunch title clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday afternoon.
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