Soccer-Guardiola slips up and apologises to Gerrard for 'stupid' comments

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Aston Villa - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 22, 2022 Aston Villa manager Steven Gerrard and Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

(Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was left issuing a public apology to former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard on Tuesday after a bizarre outburst in a news conference last week.

Guardiola was stern in his defence of the club amid more than 100 charges of alleged financial misconduct by the Premier League, and referenced Gerrard's slip in 2014 against Chelsea which helped Manchester City to pip Liverpool to the title.