Manchester City's manager Expresses Remorse Over Broadcast Crew Altercation Following Loss to Newcastle

Pep Guardiola has admitted feeling "shame" following an exchange with a camera operator subsequent to Manchester City's loss at Newcastle this past weekend.

When the match concluded, a visibly upset Guardiola entered the St James’ Park pitch and had heated discussions with the referee, Sam Barrott and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães, while also handling the broadcast crew's equipment.

"I apologised," Guardiola stated. "I feel embarrassed, ashamed, when I see it. I don’t like it. I apologised after one second to the cameraman. That's just me. With a thousand matches under my belt I’m not a perfect person, errors happen."

"What is for sure, I stand by my team and club, without a doubt. Why I want to defend my team is clear – because from my experience to clinch the title we need near-perfect totals, 98 points, otherwise we don’t win it."

Team Standing and Manager's Take

The team sits in third and are seven behind the Gunners after what was their fourth league defeat this campaign. "Four defeats in twelve matches we have to improve a lot," he conceded. "Technically, we can still achieve all."

The manager was asked if this meant the quadruple could be achieved, Guardiola answered: "You are an experienced journalist, have you ever heard me discuss four trophies in December when we won the quadruple? Never."

Interaction with Guimarães

Regarding his confrontation with the Newcastle player, Guardiola said: "I've known him for many years and post-match, home or away, we talk in the tunnel. We often meet and we get along well. I enjoy it. I’m an emotional guy, I like discussing and move my hands."

He wouldn't mind if an opposition manager spoke to his players right after the final whistle. "Not if you talk with respect like I always have done, it's fine," he said, mentioning the referee. "The referee was involved for 95 minutes, 98 minutes, constantly. Goodness, very much so."

Debatable Calls

City were unhappy that the officials did not award City a penalty for a Fabian Schär challenge on Phil Foden, and doubted Bruno's positioning when Harvey Barnes scored the decisive strike. Subsequent images indicate the Brazilian was onside.

Next Big Match

He will manage of his 100th Champions League game versus Leverkusen this week. "That's impressive, showing we compete we have been there," he commented.

The club has ten points from four matches in the group, and Leverkusen hold five.