(Video) Pep Guardiola celebrates Alvarez goal right in front of two Liverpool players

(Video) Pep Guardiola celebrates Alvarez goal right in front of two Liverpool players

Pep Guardiolaโ€™s managerial credentials are up there with the best in world football, but he let himself down with one moment during the first half of Manchester Cityโ€™s clash against Liverpool today.

Mo Salah had fired the Reds in front after 17 minutes but the lead didnโ€™t last long, with Julian Alvarez drawing the home side level shortly before the half-hour mark.

As the City manager celebrated the Argentineโ€™s goal with his back turned to the pitch, he spotted Kostas Tsimikas walking past the technical area and duly appeared to rub it in the Greek defenderโ€™s face.

Arthur Melo was the next Liverpool player to meet Guardiolaโ€™s eye, with the Spaniard pointedly and sarcastically shaking the on-loan midfielderโ€™s hand, also having a few words for the 26-year-old before again turning to the home fans to lap up the equaliser.

It was tasteless and needless from the 52-year-old, and even Rio Ferdinand seemed to take our side, saying on BT Sport punditry duty: โ€œI donโ€™t know how Tsimikas hasnโ€™t pushed him out of the way there!โ€

You can see the clip of that incident below, courtesy ofย @btsportfootball on Twitter:

“I don’t know how Tsimikas hasn’t pushed him out of the way there!”

Pep Guardiola didn’t hold back in his celebrations in front of the Liverpool playersโ€ฆ

@rioferdy5 pic.twitter.com/d5v9oS6eiu

โ€” Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 1, 2023

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