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Manchester City head coach declines to comment on the Kyle walker and Nicolas Jover scene

09 October, 2023
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Manchester City Manager Pep Guardiola refused to shed light on a postmatch confrontation between City defender Kyle Walker and Arsenal set-piece coach Nicolas Jover on Sunday after the champions suffered back-to-back Premier League defeats for the first time in five years.


Gabriel Martinelli's 86th minute shot, which beat City goalkeeper Éderson following a heavy deflection off defender Nathan Aké's face, was enough to seal a 1-0 win for Arsenal at The Emirates and move Mikel Arteta's unbeaten side into second spot in the table.

But with City dropping to third after the defeat, which followed on from last week's 2-1 loss at Wolves, tempers frayed as full-back Walker and Jover, who used to work at City, squared up outside the tunnel as the teams left the pitch.

Jover appeared to offer his hand to Walker, who refused to shake it before walking on. However, the City player then turned back to confront Jover before being pulled away by

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