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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Liam Wood

FA make punishment decision on controversial Pep Guardiola celebration in Man City vs Liverpool game

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will face no action from the Football Association (FA) following his much-talked-about celebration against Liverpool on Saturday afternoon.

City kept up pace with Premier League table-toppers Arsenal with a resounding 4-1 victory over the Reds as goals from Julian Alvarez, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Jack Grealish did the damage after Mohamed Salah opened the scoring. It was one-way traffic following that 17th-minute strike.

Deputising for injured goal machine Erling Haaland - who was not risked for the showdown - Alvarez got his side back on level terms 10 minutes later and it was his goal that prompted the flashpoint. Guardiola cheekily celebrated right in front of Liverpool substitute Kostas Tsimikas.

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