Guardiola celebrates in front of Liverpool players

At Etihad home, Man City conceded first, by Mohamed Salah's goal. But in the middle of the first half, Julian Alvarez was able to cushion the ball to equalize 1-1. Outside the touchline, Guardiola was excited. He danced, raising two fists toward the stands.

At this moment, Liverpool defender Kostas Tsimikas walked along the touchline to return to the technical area after warming up with the visitors' substitutes. Guardiola grabbed Tsimikas and said something even though the Greek defender showed no interest. The Man City coach then shook hands and pressed the head of midfielder Arthur Melo.

In mid-match commentary on BT Sport, former defender Rio Ferdinand commented: "I don't understand why Tsimikas didn't push Guardiola out of the way when he saw that celebration. He couldn't contain himself. ".

This opinion is shared by many fans. On Twitter, one person commented: "I was quite upset that Tsimikas didn't react. It was an ugly act of Pep."

"That action deserves discipline," another commented.

"He's lucky he didn't do it in front of Nunez," said one Liverpool fan. Another compared: "I don't find this action funny. If Klopp or Arteta did that, there would be an uproar."

After the game, when asked about this action, Guardiola explained: "No. Ask Tsimikas, if I am disrespectful. I celebrate the goal the way I do with my son. If you think it is disrespectful. I'm so sorry."

In the second half, Man City scored three more goals by Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish to win 4-1, thereby paying the debt of losing 0-1 on Liverpool's field in phase one and continuing to chase Arsenal. . This is also Guardiola's 100th home win since leading Man City. He is the fastest coach to do this in Premier League history.