According to Alexis Mac Allister, Darwin Nunez and Pep Guardiola spoke after their sideline altercation during Liverpool’s draw with Manchester City. 

Before Trent Alexander-Arnold equalized for Liverpool, Erling Haaland gave City the lead with a beautiful finish from the box. 

Guardiola’s team missed out on breaking Sunderland’s 1892 Etihad record of not losing or drawing a match since New Year’s Eve 2022.

Nunez fought Guardiola after the game due to tensions. 

As both player and manager refused to back down, Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp had to intervene, and Mac Allister has revealed what was said.  

The Reds midfielder told Clank!: ‘I suppose Jurgen didn’t grasp anything (that was said) after the game.I told him nothing when he asked. It was simple.

Pep and Darwin are emotional, like Jurgen remarked, and it was nothing. Darwin replied to Pep’s statement, but it wasn’t extraordinary.

‘As Jurgen said, they are two very emotional people, both Pep and Darwin, and it was nothing. Some comment that Pep made, Darwin responded to it, but it wasn’t anything out of this world.

‘And that’s why I was laughing too. If I see how serious it is, obviously I wouldn’t laugh in that way. But nothing made me laugh a little like how Darwin got angry so quickly.

‘And apart from that, at the beginning, Pep thought he was doing everything like a joke, and of course Darwin was with him. It had transformed his face a little then.

‘It was kind of a little funny, the whole situation, but those are things that stay there. I think they both respect each other a lot, and nothing was wrong at that moment.’

Mac Allister continued: ‘Yes (Darwin took it seriously and Pep saw it more as a joke). I don’t know if I should tell it but I’m going to tell you (what caused it). Basically, they had a situation.

‘I don’t know if it was a corner or a cross that Haaland headed and the ball went past the goal next to the post. Pep turned around and started saying how lucky we are or something like that.

‘Then it goes to the last bit of play, the ball is crossed into the middle and Lucho Diaz wants to head it and they save it. So then Darwin tells him (Guardiola), ‘ah, now you are the ones who are lucky’.