Furious Kevin De Bruyne exchanges words with Pep Guardiola during Liverpool vs Man City title clash

Kevin De Bruyne was embroiled in a touchline spat with members of the Manchester City bench after he was substituted during his side's clash with Liverpool.

The Belgian international was brought off to be replaced by Mateo Kovacic after 69 minutes played on Merseyside and was left visibly frustrated by his manager's decision. It had been a puzzling afternoon for one of City's brightest stars, with Jurgen Klopp's men tactically marking him out of the game for large periods.

Opting to bring more control back to the Blues midfield, De Bruyne could be seen arguing with not only Guardiola but also other members of the bench, before taking his seat in an irate manner. City had taken the lead during the first half through John Stones, only for Alexis Mac Allister's penalty to draw Liverpool level in an entertaining top-of-the-table clash.

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Gary Neville, working alongside Peter Drury and Jamie Carragher on duty for Sky Sports, explained how City's frustrations were merely coming to the front by the actions shown by De Bruyne on the touchline at Anfield earlier this afternoon.

"Well that tells you all you need to know about how Liverpool are controlling this game," began Neville, as he attempted to shed further light on the situation unfolding.

"He’s having a little whinge at Pep Guardiola, well actually it’s a big whinge! He’s still going, look. This ground does something to them, we know how good City are, they’re one of the best teams in the world but Anfield never goes well for them and it hasn’t in this