24 February 2025
Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah were seen having a friendly conversation in the tunnel leading to the locker room following the match between Liverpool and Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, which ended with a 2-0 victory for the "Reds", and witnessed Salah's brilliance by scoring a goal and assisting another.
The conversation between the Egyptian Pharaoh and Pep Guardiola after the match in the tunnel leading to the locker room, which lasted for more than two minutes and ended with a warm hug between the two sparked great controversy. Everyone wondered about the nature of the conversation that took place between Salah and Pep Guardiola, which comes at a time when the Egyptian star is approaching the end of his contract with Liverpool.
Liverpool raised its score to 64 points at the top of the Premier League standings, widening the gap with second-placed Arsenal to 11 points, with the latter playing one less match, while Manchester City failed to take advantage of Nottingham Forest's stumble by losing to Newcastle, to remain in fourth place with 44 points.
