After his side lost momentum in the Premier League title battle, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola had an open discussion with Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.
After Manchester City dropped two critical points at Selhurst Park, Pep Guardiola was seen having a furious altercation with Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita.
Despite dominating the ball with 74% control in South London, the reigning Premier League winners were held to a goalless draw by the Eagles on Monday night.
City had 18 efforts on goal, but only four of them challenged Guiata, who was instrumental in Palace's clean sheet thanks to his calm decision-making as the visitors piled on the pressure in the second half.
The stalemate means title rivals Liverpool are only four points behind with a game in hand, namely a clash with Arsenal on Wednesday night. Guardiola was understandably frustrated at the full-time whistle.
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At full-time, Pep Guardiola had a heated argument with Vicente Guaita.
As the teams shook hands, the Sky Blues boss confronted Guaita, waving forcefully towards his fellow Spaniard, albeit the content of their chat was not audible.
Guardiola said he was "extremely delighted" with his team's performance despite his angry conversation with the shot-stopper and the unfortunate result.
"We play a fantastic game. We made a few mistakes in 90 minutes, but the manner we played was excellent "Guardiola spoke to Sport news about the situation.
"In football, there is no such thing as luck. We needed to score goals, but we failed to do so. We wanted to score as many goals as possible while allowing as few as possible to be conceded. We had some difficulties.
"I didn't make any changes since the men that were playing were doing well. We didn't score, and that was our error.
"The team that was present today was present previously and will be present again in the upcoming game. I'm very happy with how we played and how we performed."
Guardiola left attackers Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus on the bench as City turned the screw in quest of the game's first goal.
Palace manager Patrick Vieira, on the other hand, brought on forwards Jordan Ayew and Odsonne Edouard, and he believes his team might have won all three points.
In the second half, Patrick Vieira made attacking adjustments.
"When you play against City, you have to concede opportunities," the Frenchman added. It's all about luck on the day, but it's also about working together as a team. That's what we did today. We fought for the advantage and were rewarded with a point. We're pleased with the result.
"I was pleased with how we handled the game." As a team, we did a great job of defending. Throughout the season, we've struggled amid trying times. Today, though, we remained united.
"We had a few opportunities. It had that feeling of being able to score one goal and win the game 1-0. I'm content with a tie."
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