Pep Guardiola was spotted having an intense conversation with Manchester City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega after their side dropped two points late to Brentford.
Ortega had just let in two goals from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard, the latter coming in the 92nd minute, and was on the receiving end of a rant by his head coach.
Guardiola repeatedly shouted in his goalkeeper’s face before wrapping his arms around him in a warm embrace, grabbing his arms as if to reassure the German stopper.
Ortega and City’s night could have been much worse if not for Nathan Ake’s goal-line clearance moments before the final whistle had blown, with Phil Foden’s brace cancelled out in another disappointing evening for Guardiola’s side.
The boss was quick to praise Ortega, who kept Ederson on the bench once again. “Josko Gvardiol played incredible,” Guardiola said. “I was satisfied! The same with Stefan Ortega.
“I said how good he played, the actions with the ball, the pass to Erling [Haaland], how happy and satisfied I am, especially with these two players and what they have done…”
Instead, Guardiola pointed the finger at his attacking players and their decision-making in the final third. “I think we didn’t make the right decisions when we could run, because for the way they play you can run,” he added. “Our decisions were not the best that they could be.
“They put a lot of players in the box for the crosses, and they are stronger than us in that department for the absences that we have, and they equalised.”
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