Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he instantly apologised for his behaviour following his team’s Premier League defeat to Newcastle United.
City lost the game 2–1 and felt aggrieved by several refereeing decisions, leaving Guardiola irate once the final whistle had sounded. The 54-year-old went onto the pitch to exchange words with referee Sam Barrott, but stepped over the line when he angrily confronted a camera operator, lifting the man’s headphones to seemingly shout something in his ear.
Guardiola said that he apologised for such actions there and then.
“I apologised. I feel embarrassed, ashamed when I see it. I don’t like it. I apologised after one second to the cameraman. I am who I am,” he said when speaking with reporters on Monday.
“After 1,000 games I’m not a perfect person, I make huge mistakes. The reason why is I want to defend my team and my club,” the Spaniard added.
