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Liverpool: These fans criticise Pep Guardiola after reaction to defeat

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Some Liverpool fans have been criticising Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola after his reaction to Sunday’s 3-1 defeat at Anfield.

This wave of criticism comes after Liverpool fan Twitter account @empireofthekop shared a post explaining how disappointed they were in Guardiola’s full-time antics, labelling him a “worse loser than Mourinho.”

This tweet then gathered a lot of replies from Liverpool fans who shared the same sentiments about the City manager.

Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans slating Guardiola:

After the 3-1 defeat at Anfield, Guardiola walked onto the pitch, shook the hands of the trio of match officials including referee Michael Oliver, while sarcastically thanking them. This show of defiance towards the referee was due to the two handball incidents that were not given in City’s favour during the match.

Pep’s frustrations did not go down too well with some Liverpool fans, who have since labelled the Catalan a sore loser.

What do we think?

Given the obviousness of the two handball incidents that were not given by Oliver, Guardiola has a right to be frustrated. However, the sarcastic congratulations to the officials did come across as a bit disrespectful and unnecessary, but that just goes to show how passionate he is about his team winning. The list of trophies and titles the now 48-year-old has won in his managerial career with Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester City is lengthy and impressive. But his actions in Sunday’s match has turned a few Liverpool fans off the manager.

Of course, Liverpool fans won’t mind all the controversy as their side went nine points clear at the top of the table, with a Guardiola meltdown adding to the drama.

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