Pep Guardiola targeted with coins in the aftermath of Phil Foden's disallowed goal; Erling Haaland penalised for a foul on Fabinho in the build-up; Mohamed Salah scores winner in a fiery Premier League clash on Super Sunday
Pep Guardiola has confirmed coins were thrown towards him from the crowd during Manchester City's defeat at Liverpool on Sunday, while the Reds condemned "vile chants" from the away end.
The instances occurred during the second half of a fiery Premier League contest at Anfield, soon after City had a Phil Foden goal controversially disallowed.
The strike would have given City the lead but they eventually went on to lose 1-0 to a Mohamed Salah goal.
Speaking about the matter in his post-match press conference, Guardiola said sarcastically: "Next time we will do it better. It didn't get me. They try it again next year."
It is not the first time there has been crowd trouble around games involving Liverpool and City at Anfield, with the rivalry between the two clubs having grown considerably in recent years
He said: "Oh, horrible. I am sorry. I apologise for that. I had no idea about it. It never should happen, never."
In a statement released by the club, Liverpool said: "We are aware of an incident involving objects being thrown into the technical area at today's game. This is totally unacceptable behaviour and not the standards of behaviour we expect at Anfield. This incident will be fully investigated using CCTV and those found guilty will be punished, including a lifetime ban from Anfield Stadium and a possible football banning order.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has condemned alleged coin-throwing directed at Pep Guardiola and his staff from the Liverpool fans
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