PEP GUARDIOLA has been told to steer clear of Mohamed Salah after the Manchester City boss was spotted having a post-match chat with the Liverpool star. The Egyptian was the star of the show as the table-topping Reds registered a 2-0 win to move 11 points ahead of second-placed Arsenal.
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Salah put Guardiola's side to the sword with a goal and an assist at the Etihad and was spotted having a post-match chat with the City boss in the bowels of the Etihad. Their brief chat was caught on camera and sent some footie fans into meltdown. One wrote on X: "Pep Guardiola, don't do bad things.".
![[Pep Guardiola and Mohamed Salah embracing after a match.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-manchester-city-manager-pep-974507185.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Another said: "Pep recognises world-class elite Mo!". And another said: "He beats the breaks off his team every year, yet Pep still absolutely adores him.". One Reds fan remarked: "Hands off him.". Another chimed in: "Guardiola says, 'Let's finish it together.'".
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Salah's haul at the Etihad took his season stats to a whopping 30 goals and 21 assists in 38 appearances. JOIN SUN VEGAS: GET £50 BONUS. The 32-year-old's contract with Liverpool expires at the end of the season, which he last month claimed would be his "last" with the club.
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Ahead of the Reds' clash with Manchester United, he said: "This is the first time I would say I really want to win the Premier League [over the Champions League]. "Why? Probably because we didn't celebrate the last one we won the way we wanted and also coming back it's my last year in the club.
"So you want to do something special for the city.". When asked to elaborate, Salah added: "Do I really believe it's my last year? So far yes. "These last six months there is nothing, no progress. We are far away from progress but we just need to wait and see.".
