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Pep Guardiola has apologised to Gabriel Jesus after refusing the Manchester City striker’s request to take the late penalty at Liverpool that Riyad Mahrez blazed over the bar.
Mahrez missed a glorious chance to give the Premier League champions a first win at Anfield in 15 years plus a two-point lead over Chelsea and three over Liverpool at the top of the table with an 86th-minute penalty. It was the fifth time in eight attempts the Algerian had failed from the spot but, despite his poor record and Jesus’s appeals to take the kick, Guardiola insisted the £60m summer signing assume penalty duties with the regular taker, Sergio Agüero, substituted.
Written by Andy Hunter at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/07/pep-guardiola-gabriel-jesus-liverpool-jurgen-klopp under the title “Pep Guardiola: It was my choice to deny Gabriel Jesus penalty against Liverpool”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
