Pointy Pep Guardiola answers question about fight between Kyle Walker and Neal Maupay
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola snapped at a reporter when asked about Kyle Walker's skirmish with Brentford's Neal Maupay.
The couple became embroiled in a war of words in the final stages of Manchester City victory 3-1 on Monday, in which a furious Walker spoke to referee Jarred Gillett.
The referee spoke to both players after Guardiola tried to keep the England international calm.
The reason for the collision was unclear and when asked about the incident in his post-match press conference, Guardiola responded sharply.
“Nothing, next question!” he city of manchester the boss responded. When asked if officials were carrying out a further investigation, Guardiola replied: “I said the following question.”
Meanwhile, Brentford Chief Thomas Frank claimed to know nothing about the exchange. When asked if he understood the confrontation, he said: “No, I saw they were talking to each other. It is not my first attention after a game we lost.”
Maupay's clash with Walker is the second high-profile incident involving the Frenchman in the last week.
It comes after a meeting with James Maddison during Brentford's 3-2 loss to Tottenham.
Maupay shamelessly copied Maddison's dart throw celebration after opening the scoring in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Maddison hit back at the striker in a post-match interview.
“I just told (Maupay) that he probably hasn't scored enough goals in recent years to have his own celebration, so you'll probably have to copy mine,” Maddison said. “A short story: it ended well.” for us.”
The Brentford star was in no mood to let it go and responded to the 27-year-old on social media. He wrote: “I was a little early with that. Gutted we couldn't get the win. More goals and fewer relegations in my career than James Maddison. Back to the Monday Bees.”
Despite the controversy, Maupay remains in good scoring form, having scored in each of his last three Premier League games.
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He will hope to continue his good form when Brentford travel to Wolves on Saturday.
