Sunday 11 September 2016 00:56, UK
Tensions threatened to boil over in the Manchester derby on Saturday as Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney clashed with Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on the touchlines at Old Trafford.
With United trailing 1-0 midway through the first half, Rooney attempted to pick up the pace and won a throw for his side following a committed challenge near the halfway line.
Guardiola, in his technical area, collected the ball and then looked prepared to give it to a United player.
But the City boss then refused to hand the ball over to Rooney and put it behind his back to stop the United forward from taking a quick throw-in, much to the annoyance of the home support.
Rooney attempted to retrieve the ball by force, appearing to grapple and push Guardiola, before the Spaniard eventually relinquished possession of it.
Both protested their innocence to referee Mark Clattenburg, who was keen to keep the peace in Manchester, before shaking hands with one another.
City went on to claim a 2-1 victory over United in the first Manchester derby of the season, thanks to first-half goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Kelechi Iheanacho.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic reduced the deficit just before half-time, but it failed to inspire a second-half turnaround as City maintained their perfect start to the new season and inflicted United's first defeat under Jose Mourinho.
