Pep Guardiola was involved in a heated argument with a Brighton player after his Manchester City lost on SaturdayJoao Pedro sparked a remarkable turnaround to condemn the champions to a fourth successive defeatErling Haaland had a confrontation with Paul van Hecke before his manager picked it up after the final whistlePep Guardiola has come out to clarify what transpired during his heated argument with Jan Paul van Hecke on Saturday evening.

Brighton defender Jan Paul van Hecke had little sympathy for Manchester City’s injury list after their 2-1 win against Pep Guardiola’s champions. City were missing a number of key players at the Amex Stadium as they suffered their fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions as second half goals from Joao Pedro and Matt O’Riley cancelled out Erling Haaland’s opener.