Man City: Pep Guardiola fires dig at 'aggressive' Brighton star; reveals what he said during on-field clash

Manchester Metropolis head coach Pep Guardiola has disclosed what he asserted to Brighton celebrity Jan Paul van Hecke during his on-field confrontation with the protector.

For the initially time in his supervisory job, Guardiola has wasted four matches in a row as his Man Metropolis side have been beaten by Tottenham Hotspur, AFC Bournemouth, Sporting Lisbon and Brighton.

On Saturday night, Erling Haaland fired Man Metropolis in front at Brighton, but late purposes by Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley revolved the video game around as the hosts won 2-1.

This numerous recent aggravation made it viable for Liverpool to prolong their lead at the pinnacle of the Premier League on Saturday night. They are five times translucent at the summit after their 2-0 residence win against Aston Suite at Anfield.

Van Hecke – who has been told he’s more outlined than one of Man Utd’s summer season signings – was memorable for Brighton and owned a warmed up clash with Haaland in stoppage time. The two players were booked observing a squabble in the fine suspension.

Guardiola rendered a beeline for Van Hecke after the last whistle and the pair traded words on the bazaar. The Metropolis boss has commended the centre-earlier but also fired a dig at him observing his clash with Haaland.

Guardiola asserted: “That he [Van Hecke] was hard with Erling and once Erling after that stands upward, you have to stand upward, he cannot participate in the turf.

“Withhold hard, most clearly no? You tug him all the video game after that after the confrontation you stay there. But he tinkered a truly nice video game and congratulations to Brighton.”

Regardless of this criticism, Guardiola confessed Van Hecke was “truly nice” and “tough” against Haaland.

“In reality nice. How he linked inside. The players truly tipped upward a digit with the short passes,” he added.

“”Unanimously the actions they can execute. There are numerous nice points with this club {Brighton]. Of course Fabian has added his very own points. How he [Van Hecke] linked inside he was tough, It was terribly, terribly nice.”

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Man Metropolis celebrity Kyle Walker has confessed there are “numerous confirmations” for their ongoing dip in kind.

“This is the time where I twinge to see the players and real personalities come through,” Walker asserted. “We were receiving here at the sphere a slight snippet slight snippet late, but I think it’s the duration we’re going through at the min.”

He added: “There are numerous confirmations [for our dip in form]. How you’re sensation on a day-to-day basis.

“It’s been hard, but we’ve been foreordained over yesteryear eight years to have numerous triumph here. You have to stress personality. You have to stick your wellies on and offer service through the scum.

“It’s football and with the players and supervisor we have, with the club the disciples, it will most clearly enact. We criterion to climate the whirlwind and offer sure after the international reprieve we reappeared accommodate and all classified to go for an valuable component of the period.”