ITS NOT OVER YET : AS DARWIN NUNEZ FUELS BACK CONTROVERSY WITH PEP GUARDIOLA AHEAD OF SUNDAY CLASH

In the build-up to Sunday’s clash between Liverpool and Manchester City, Darwin Nunez has reignited controversy surrounding his previous altercation with Pep Guardiola. During their last encounter at the Etihad, Nunez was restrained by Jurgen Klopp following a heated argument with Guardiola. Alex Mac Allister has since shed light on the incident, revealing the underlying cause of the confrontation.

WHAT MAC ALLISTER SAID

On the incident, Mac Allister told Clank!: “I don’t know if it was a corner or a cross that [Erling] Haaland headed and the ball went past the goal next to the post. Pep turned around and started saying how lucky we are or something like that.

“Then it goes to the last bit of play, the ball is crossed into the middle and [Luiz] Diaz wants to head it and they save it. So then Darwin tells [Guardiola], ‘Now you are the ones who are lucky’.

“I was laughing too. If I see how serious it is, obviously I wouldn’t laugh in that way. But nothing made me laugh a little like how Darwin got angry so quickly.”

The brief altercation served as a reflection of the intensity that pervaded City’s match against Liverpool last Saturday. Being prone to losing his cool occasionally, Nunez appeared to let the situation get to him. It’s probably a good thing Klopp stopped him. There had been other occasions when the emotions in the top-of-the-table duel had threatened to boil over.

In a recent statement, Darwin Nunez has reignited tensions with Pep Guardiola, suggesting a challenge awaits at Anfield: “Let’s see who gets lucky; we never work alone.” Fans interpret this as a dig at Guardiola and Manchester City, setting the stage for a fiercely contested match on Sunday. With the Premier League title at stake, both teams are expected to pull out all the stops, though Arsenal remains a formidable contender in the race.