{"id":298667,"date":"2023-11-25T17:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T17:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=298667"},"modified":"2023-11-25T17:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T17:24:30","slug":"klopp-didnt-understand-a-word-of-nunezs-spat-with-guardiola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/klopp-didnt-understand-a-word-of-nunezs-spat-with-guardiola\/","title":{"rendered":"Klopp &apos;didn&apos;t understand a word&apos; of Nunez&apos;s spat with Guardiola"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he &#8216;didn&#8217;t understand a word&#8217; of Darwin Nunez&#8217;s full-time spat with Pep Guardiola after he took on unlikely peacemaker role&#8230; as the Reds boss insists &#8216;I love them both&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side were held to a 1-1 draw with Manchester City on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Klopp &#8216;didn&#8217;t understand a word&#8217; of Darwin Nnunez&#8217;s spat with Pep Guardiola\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>City-Liverpool is tough to referee&#8230; but our campaign is up and running &#8211;\u00a0IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jurgen Klopp was cast in the unlikely role of peacemaker at the end of Manchester City\u2019s 1-1 draw against Liverpool with Pep Guardiola and Darwin Nunez squaring up to each other in a heated exchange.<\/p>\n<p>Klopp dragged his fiery Uruguayan striker away from the touchline confrontation before returning to hold an animated conversation with City boss Guardiola which ended with an embrace.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I love them both and so I tried to calm the situation down. I was absolutely not involved, surprisingly!\u2019 explained Klopp afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I am not sure I am the right one to explain it without knowing 100 per cent what happened because I didn\u2019t understand a word.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was emotion. Pep wants to win, we want to win. Both didn\u2019t win so obviously nobody was really happy and these things can happen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/16\/78228143-0-image-a-2_1700930017106.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Darwin Nunez (left) and Pep Guardiola (second right) were caught up in a post-match exchange of words<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/16\/78228139-0-image-a-1_1700930014460.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Klopp admitted that he did not &#8216;understand a word&#8217; of the exchange but pulled Nunez away to calm him down<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/16\/78228133-0-image-a-5_1700930136623.jpg\" height=\"608\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>After the game the Liverpool boss admitted &#8216;I love them both&#8217; having acted as a surprising peacekeeper\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It was nothing to do with this historical fierce rivalry between the clubs \u2013 I don\u2019t think Darwin knows anything about that.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Spanish speakers Guardiola and Nunez jabbed accusing fingers at each other after Liverpool ended City\u2019s 23-match winning streak at home in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland had scored his 50th Premier League goal in only 48 matches \u2013 a record \u2013 to give the champions a first-half lead but Trent Alexander-Arnold levelled ten minutes from the end and celebrated by shushing his finger in front of the home support.<\/p>\n<p>Guardiola wouldn\u2019t shed any light his dispute with Nunez but joked that Klopp must be stronger than he was for being able to drag the player away.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Nothing happened. I wasn\u2019t frustrated, I am incredibly pleased with our performance because we know after seven years how good and tough Liverpool are.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018When they run it is heavy metal and when Mo Salah gets touches, he never loses the ball.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Haaland has taken 17 fewer games than the next quickest player to reach a half-century of goals, Andy Cole.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/16\/78228169-0-image-a-3_1700930065382.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erling Haaland opened the scoring in the first half after a poor clearance from Alisson<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/25\/16\/78228175-0-image-a-4_1700930071496.jpg\" height=\"485\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Trent Alexander-Arnold levelled after the break with a well-aimed finish from outside the box<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Only 50,\u2019 he quipped. \u2018It is incredible. He nearly scored a second goal, a deflection and good save, and after Liverpool score to equaliser. Football is about these fine margins.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>City also had a Ruben Dias goal ruled out for offside when Manuel Akanji fouled Alisson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Liverpool goalkeeper had a muscular problem by the end of the match having travelled back six thousand miles from Brazil on Wednesday and will undergo a scan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s quite unusual and we hope it\u2019s not serious,\u2019 said Klopp who had criticised the scheduling of the fixture so close to the recent international break.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12790451\/Liverpool-Jurgen-Klopp-Manchester-City-Pep-Guardiola-Darwin-Nunez.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits he &#8216;didn&#8217;t understand a word&#8217; 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