Liverpool's Klopp says Nunez's heated moment with Guardiola was just 'emotions'

MANCHESTER, England : Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp made light of a heated exchange between forward Darwin Nunez and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola after Saturday's 1-1 draw, saying emotions got the better of them.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's late goal gave Liverpool a 1-1 draw to keep them within a point of City at the top of the Premier League, and shortly after the final whistle Nunez approached Guardiola in what appeared to be a heated confrontation.

"It's emotions. I am not sure I'm the one who should explain it to be honest, because I was absolutely not involved. Surprisingly," said Klopp, who pulled Nunez away with a giant bear hug.

"I love them both and so I tried to calm the situation down without knowing 100 per cent what happened because I didn't understand a word."

Klopp shrugged off suggestions that a "fierce rivalry" between the two teams provoked the incident, saying: "I don't think Darwin Nunez knows anything about that.

"It's emotional. Pep wants to win, we want to win. Both didn't win so obviously nobody really happy and then these things happen," the German manager said.

Guardiola said little about that exchange except "nothing happened".

City's prolific striker Erling Haaland shattered another record when he netted in the 27th minute, becoming the fastest player to reach 50 goals in the Premier League, reaching the mark in 48 games. The draw also ended City's remarkable streak of 23 successive wins at the Etihad Stadium.

But neither side were satisfied with the point in what is shaping up to be a tight title race, and Klopp was particularly frustrated with the short break between the recent international games and Saturday's top-of-the-table clash that kicked off the weekend's league matches.

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