Furious Kevin De Bruyne has words with Pep Guardiola before bust-up with Man City bench in Liverpool clash
KEVIN DE BRUYNE remonstrated with Pep Guardiola after he was substituted off against Liverpool.
The Manchester City star got an assist in the first half of the clash with a corner-taken quickly style pass for John Stones' opener at a corner.
However, after Ederson gave away a penalty for fouling Darwin Nunez early in the second half which was duly converted by Alexis Mac Allister, the Belgian's influence on the game waned.
Guardiola, 53, eventually decided he had seen enough in the 69th minute and replaced him and Julian Alvarez with Mateo Kovacic and Jeremy Doku.
This was not a decision De Bruyne, 32, agreed with, and he made his feelings known as he argued with his boss on the touchline.
The Spaniard was not the only one in his firing line either, with De Bruyne then seen picking a fight with the coaches of the Man City bench.
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Eventually he appeared of calmed down when he was sat among the other City players.
That was until Guardiola went over to the bench minutes later.
The former Barcelona boss could be seen sitting down next to De Bruyne on the bench, with the duo engaging in a war of words once again, though this time the conversation appeared far less animated.
Speaking on Sky Sport co-commentary, Gary Neville believed there was something in the air at Anfield which tipped City off balance.
He said: "Usually the master of cool. But this ground does something to them."
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