Sky Sports were forced to apologise after Pep Guardiola dropped an F-bomb on live television while bidding farewell to the Etihad crowd after his final game in charge.
Guardiola, who announced the news on Friday, said in his pre-recorded message that when he arrived, his first interview was with Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, and he was left thinking, ‘this will be fun’.
He paid homage to that moment in his farewell speech on Sunday, after the curtain fell on his decade-long and heavily decorated tenure at the Manchester club.
The 55-year-old told the crowd: ‘A minute of silence, please. I am so nervous, terrified. Why do you love me so much? Why do you do that to me?
‘I never… (Ten more years chants, Pep shakes his head). No, just for Erling (Haaland). I never could have imagined the amount of love. It is a tremendous honour to be your manager. I would love to not just remember the trophies. Hopefully, we provide you with these unbelievable feelings and emotions that people who come here feel they have fun.
‘Let me have a little break, my dad is here – 95 years old.
Guardiola said in his farewell message to the fans that when he arrived, his first interview was with Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher, and he was left thinking, ‘this will be fun’
‘Maybe he doesn’t realise, but I am pretty sure Cris and my dad realise that there is a stand which is really beautiful and my family is there for many years. Thank you, Sheikh Mansour, but I am sure Khaldoon put real pressure on. My family, they will be here.
‘The players do not know it, but I will be there controlling them to make legacies. Fernandinho, Eddy, John, Bernie, all the players on the screen. The players have a huge responsibility to continue the standards of this amazing club.
‘From day one, it is my home. In the next years, if you’re around the world and you find me in the streets, if you are a City fan, come to me and hug me. I will need it.
‘Like I said it has been a huge honour to represent this club. Every decision I thought what was best for this club. I love you so much. Let me finish what I said a few days ago, they didn’t allow me to say it, but it has been f****** fun.’
