Pep Guardiola at heart of feisty bust-up after ball is booted in Jack Grealish's face

Jack Grealish's new moniker is going to take some beating.The Manchester City man has been hilariously dubbed 'Peaky Jack' for his antics in the Atletico Madrid melee on Wednesday night. The £100million midfielder was embroiled in several heated exchanges with former City defender Stefan Savic as tempers boiled over at the Wanda Metropolitano - one week on from the pair's first fracas.Grealish first had his hair pulled by the Serb amid an almighty brawl, before Savic sought the England star out in the tunnel as their clash continued.

Jack Grealish has been given a fitting new nickname by some of his Manchester City team-mates after getting into a couple of scraps with Atletico Madrid star Stefan Savic.Pep Guardiola's side squeezed into the Champions League semi-finals following a tense 0-0 draw at the Wanda Metropolitano last night, but their nerves were tested in the closing stages when handbags broke out between the two sides.Savic instigated it all after trying to drag Phil Foden to his feet after the Englishman was hauled to the ground by Felipe, before later butting heads with Raheem Sterling and tugging at Grealish's Gucci-insured hair.Grealish and Savic would later clash in the tunnel after the game before reportedly being separated by police officers as tensions boiled over from their bitter feud which began during the first-leg last week.According to The Mirror, Savic told Grealish: "I'll have you in Madrid" after the two came to blows at the Etihad Stadium, to which the £100 million midfielder responded saying he was looking forward to the second-leg and wasn't afraid of anyone.And after methodically getting under Savic's skin again last night, some of the City players have started calling Grealish 'Peaky Jack', in reference to the TV show Peaky Blinders, which is based around a street gang in the former Aston Villa man's hometown, Birmingham.Is Jack Grealish the biggest s***house in the Premier League right now? Let us know what you think in the comments section.VAR somehow failed to spot Savic's on-field antics and the Montenegro international escaped with just a booking, though there's a decent chance of some retrospective punishment being handed out, particularly after the defender was seen lunging at a group of City players and staff

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has called Manchester City a 'completely defensive team' that displayed more 'prehistoric' tactics than the Spaniards in their Champions League quarter-final.

Diego Simeone sent some veiled criticism in the direction of Pep Guardiola after Atletico Madrid's Champions League exit to Manchester City, suggesting the Blues boss 'praised Atleti with contempt.'

Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic has emerged after the defender was the heart of controversy on Wednesday evening.Savic went through the 90 minutes - plus the added nine - against Manchester City without making a single foul. This was despite the Montenegrin starting a mass brawl, pulling Jack Grealish's hair, and then reportedly chasing the Englishman up the tunnel.The defender didn't cover himself in glory when - with Atleti chasing the game - he pulled Phil Foden off the pitch following a foul from Felipe.

Atletico Madrid and Manchester City players clashing on Wednesday night.After a rather stale second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, the tie burst into life in the final minutes of the match after a brawl broke out following a foul on Phil Foden. Jack Grealish and Stefan Savic also came to blows, with the latter pulling the hair of the former Aston Villa star – the Atletico defender then headbutted Raheem Sterling soon after.But the drama didn’t stop there as footage shows that police and club officials had to stop players from coming to blows down the tunnel.

Atletico Madrid’s players in their Champions League quarter-final defeat by Manchester City was “embarrassing”, according to Rio Ferdinand.City progressed to the semi-finals of the competition 1-0 on aggregate after holding Atleti to a 0-0 draw in the Spanish capital on Wednesday night. But the result was overshadowed by ugly scenes in the closing stages, which were sparked by the actions of the home side.

Atletico Madrid fans launched bottles at Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as he left the field at the Wanda Metropolitano.City held tight to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 0-0 draw away from home in Madrid. But there were unsavoury scenes at full-time as the cauldron atmosphere boiled over following a mass brawl that overshadowed the clash.Felipe was shown a second yellow after his kick-out at Phil Foden ignited the brawl. And tensions on the pitch soon spilt over into the stands when reports of bottles were being launched at the Catalan as he left the field.However, when speaking to BT Sport after the full-time whistle Guardiola refused to comment on the scenes: "Nothing to say," he replied.He also refused to be drawn into any qualms that Foden was targeted by the Atleti players: "I don’t know.

Atletico Madrid defender Stefan Savic was captured yanking the hair of Manchester City ace Jack Grealish – again!The former City defender was once again front and centre of another ugly Atletico Madrid display against the reigning Premier League winners. Pep Guardiola’s side ensured progress into the Champions League semi-final with a vital stale mate in front of a reduced Wanda Metropolitano.But as it was when the Citizens won the first leg at the Etihad Stadium 1-0, the image of Savic’s playground like hair pulling on the £100million man will be emblazoned on our memories.

Jack Grealish became an England hero at Euro 2020, and was touted as the poster boy of the championships.

Last Tuesday, Pep Guardiola’s post-match press conference was dominated by questions about the effectiveness of Atletico Madrid’s dark arts, but the Catalan has a master of his own that he could deploy in the second leg. Stopping counterattacks, faking injuries and even hair pulling, the Champions League quarter-final first leg between Manchester City and Atletico Madrid had it all last week.

football fan has been left 'kicking himself' after he missed out on over £1,000 from a 'hasty' £5 bet during Sunday's Manchester City v Liverpool Premier League clash.Tom Haden placed an accumulator with Bet365 on the top-of-the-table clash - but missed out on a potential four-figure windfall after making a snap decision.The bloke placed the bet with five elements in the match: City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to score; Liverpool striker Diogo Jota to score; Reds left-back Andrew Robertson to get booked, and Blues midfielder Bernardo Silva to receive a yellow card.De Bruyne opened the scoring after six minutes before Jota equalised after 13 minutes. Robertson was cautioned on 28 minutes and Silva followed him into the book five minutes before half-time.The final element of Tom’s bet was for the match to end in a draw.

Diego Simeone has hit back strongly after Pep Guardiola mentioned 'prehistory' when discussing Atletico Madrid's tactics in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final vs Manchester City.

Liverpool following Manchester City’s 2-2 draw on Sunday.Man City missed an opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table after a thrilling encounter at the Etihad. Pep Guardiola’s side were arguably the better team but missed out on all three points after Raheem Sterling’s winner was ruled out for offside and Riyad Mahrez missed a last-minute sitter.And devout City fan Gallagher was left fuming out at the outcome.

Jurgen Klopp has revealed he was searching for his "missus" in the away end following Liverpool's thrilling 2-2 draw with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.The Reds remain a point adrift of Pep Guardiola's side as the two Premier League titans shared the spoils in Sunday's potentially title-deciding showdown. Klopp's side twice pegged back league leaders City as goals from Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane cancelled out strikes from Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus.After the match, the Liverpool manager took a break from media duties to head to the away end in an apparent showing of appreciation for the club's passionate support.

Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on title rival Jurgen Klopp but insists the Liverpool manager is not his “friend”.Manchester City and Liverpool put on one of the most entertaining Premier League displays this season in a 2-2 draw at the Etihad on Sunday. City went into half-time 2-1 up courtesy of goals by Kevin De Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus either side of a close-ranged Diogo Jota finish.But the Reds levelled the score once more through Sadio Mane’s strike a minute after the break, providing a dramatic end-to-end finale between the two title contenders.

Liverpool stars Fabinho and Trent Alexander-Arnold after the club's thrilling draw with Manchester City on Sunday.The pair both appeared as pundits for Sky Sports' coverage of the Premier League title clash but felt they could have done more to prevent City from scoring during the first half.Richards picked out Fabinho for failing to tackle Kevin de Bruyne in the build-up to his early opening goal, while Keane felt Trent Alexander-Arnold's positioning was wrong as Gabriel Jesus grabbed the hosts' second.Sadio Mane's goal less than a minute into the second half was enough to rescue a point for the Reds.Speaking at half-time, Richards explained: "It's absolutely brilliant. The game is just electric, high quality is what we expected today."On the first goal here, I like the way City take the free kick so quick, Liverpool really can't react.

It was a game no-one wanted to see end.A game for which superlatives could have been invented; a game of blockbusting brilliance that delivered all we had hoped for and then some more. A game that failed to produce a winner but it didn't feel like it mattered, because there didn't deserve to be a loser.Welcome to the Premier League of 2022 and a title race for the ages between two teams, in Manchester City and Liverpool, who have set the sort of scintillating standards all the rest can only dream of reaching.

Kevin De Bruyne says Manchester City cannot expect to win all of their remaining Premier League fixtures - even if doing so guarantees them the title after the entertaining draw with Liverpool.

Manchester City goalkeeper’s horror mistake nearly gifted Liverpool a goal.Ederson received a back-pass from Kyle Walker while City were drawing 1-1 at the Etihad. The usually cool Brazilian made a near-fatal error as he sized up to kick the ball - but lost his footing.It meant he had to react quickly to prevent a disastrous goal as the ball almost crossed the line, before managing to calmly play it to Aymeric Laporte while a rushing Diogo Jota nearly made the keeper pay.

Manchester City supporters continue to rave about Kevin De Bruyne after the Belgian superstar laid down an early marker in their gripping title showdown with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. It took De Bruyne only five minutes to open the scoring with Premier League honours on the line.