Overview
- Pep Guardiola said he felt “embarrassed and ashamed” and offered an immediate apology to the pitch-side cameraman.
- He was photographed lifting the operator’s headset to speak into his ear after heated exchanges with referee Sam Barrott and Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães.
- The flashpoint followed City’s 2-1 loss featuring disputed calls, including a rejected Phil Foden penalty appeal and Harvey Barnes’ winner that survived checks.
- Former PGMOL chief Keith Hackett said officials are likely to seek Guardiola’s observations and could review the cameraman’s positioning, with no sanction announced.
- Guardiola shifted focus to Tuesday’s Champions League match against Bayer Leverkusen, confirming Rodri and Mateo Kovacic are out as City sit seven points off the Premier League lead.