THIS is the shocking moment Pep Guardiola had to be held back from angrily confronting a fan.
Footage has emerged of the under-pressure Manchester City manager being berated while walking through the street.
And the clip shows the 53-year-old SNAPPING after appearing to snub the man.
Guardiola is seen walking along a street in Manchester city centre wearing a dark grey suit and black tie.
He was accompanied by what appeared to be his son Marius and another man.
The cameraman shouted at the former Barcelona gaffer: “F***ing hell mate, just because you lost.”
An incensed Guardiola immediately turned around to confront the person but was restrained by his security guard.
But the irate Catalan tried to make another beeline for the cameraman, saying as he was held back: “Do you know what is lost?
“Do you want I sign? I’m gonna sign it?”
The cameraman replied “No it’s fine” before Guardiola tried to confront him for the third time.
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Guardiola was eventually calmed down and walked away from the scene.
The footage appears to have been shot in Chapel Street in Salford and fans have speculated it was filmed in the aftermath of last season’s FA Cup final defeat to Manchester United.
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In the footage, Guardiola appears to be wearing the same suit he wore when Man City lost 2-1 to Manchester United.
City have denied claims the row happened after this month’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool.
Defeat at Anfield left the defending Premier League champions a whopping ELEVEN points behind the Merseysiders.
But they reduced the gap between themselves and Arne Slot‘s side on Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the Etihad.
The victory ended a seven-match winless run for City and relieved some of the pressure on Guardiola’s shoulders.
He said: “We needed it. The club, the players, everyone needed to win.
“But it is just one game and in three days we are at Selhurst Park, where it has always been difficult.
“We played good. We still conceded some transitions and missed some easy things and lost some passes that you have to avoid.
“But in general, the most important thing was to break this routine of not winning games and we won it.”
City will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, travelling to south London to take on Crystal Palace.
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