Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed what he told Jan Paul van Hecke, who was involved in a bust-up with Erling Haaland.
The Citizens suffered a fourth successive loss across all competitions after going down 2-1 to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Haaland and Van Hecke were involved in a tussle towards the end of the game with both players needing to be separated.
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Guardiola was not pleased with how easy the Brighton defender went down when challenged by Haaland.
"He was strong with Erling. I said: 'When Erling then stands up to you, stay on your feet, don't go to the grass'," Guardiola said, as per Express.
But he played a really good game."
Guardiola has also suffered four defeats in a row for the first time in his coaching career.
"Two in the Premier League," Guardiola told Peacock.
"You have to count the victories and defeats, and we win a lot.
"I know it's the first time [for four-straight losses in his career] and everyone wants to talk about that. It's not nice to be defeated two in a row. Performance in certain moments is good but not all the minutes we would need."