Pep Guardiola walks out of interview after one-word answer on Darwin Nunez row

Guardiola exchanged heated words with Nunez after the 1-1 draw at the Etihad on Saturday.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was forced to play peacemaker as the feuding pair tried to confront each other.

When asked by talkSPORT to explain what happened, Guardiola said: "Nothing."

The Spaniard then walked out on the interview before any further questions could be asked.

Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Klopp joked about his role as peacemaker and emphasised nothing dramatic occurred.

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The Reds boss told talkSPORT: "That's the story of the world, huh? A person who doesn't understand a word trying to calm down two people.

"It's fine, it's just emotions, nothing else. Because love them both, I was probably the perfect person to do that.

"But nothing spectacular. Emotions."

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