🔗 Share this article Manchester City's manager Voices Remorse Over Broadcast Crew Altercation Following Defeat to Newcastle Pep Guardiola has admitted experiencing "embarrassment" following a confrontation with a camera operator in the wake of Manchester City's 2-1 defeat at Newcastle on Saturday. When the match concluded, a visibly upset Guardiola stepped onto the field and had heated discussions with the referee, Sam Barrott and Magpies midfielder Bruno Guimarães, while also handling the headphones of the camera operator. "I apologised," Guardiola stated. "I'm humiliated, regretful, when I see it. I don’t like it. I immediately apologized to the operator. That's just me. After 1,000 games I'm far from perfect, errors happen." "One thing is certain, I stand by my team and club, without a doubt. Why I support my squad is no doubt – based on my career to clinch the title we need near-perfect totals, 98 points, or we fall short." Team Standing and Guardiola's Assessment The team sits in third and trail leaders Arsenal by seven points after what was their fourth league defeat this campaign. "Losing four games out of 12 means we must do better," he conceded. "Technically, we can still achieve all." When questioned about a potential quadruple could be achieved, Guardiola answered: "You are an experienced journalist, have you ever heard me about the quadruple in December when we won the quadruple? Never." Exchange with Bruno Regarding his confrontation with the Newcastle player, Guardiola said: "We have known Bruno a long time and every time after the game, home or away, we converse. Our paths always cross and we get along well. I love it. I'm passionate, I love to talk and gesticulate." Guardiola would not be concerned if an opposition manager spoke to his players immediately after a game. "Not if it's respectful like I always have done, it’s not a problem," he noted, before referencing Barrott. "The referee was involved for 95 minutes, 98 minutes, constantly. My God, he was involved." Controversial Decisions The team felt aggrieved that the officials did not award City a penalty on a Schär tackle on Phil Foden, and doubted if Guimarães was offside when Harvey Barnes scored the decisive strike. Pictures published later show he was level. Next Big Match Guardiola will take charge his century in Europe against Bayer Leverkusen this week. "It’s quite good, showing we compete annually," he commented. The club has ten points after four games in the group, while Leverkusen have five.