Pep Guardiola Breaks Silence on ‘Self Harm’ Comments After Feyenoord Collapse

• Pep Guardiola has released a statement on the comments he made about the scars on his face and nose
• The Manchester City boss had red scratches on his face after watching his side draw 3-3 to Feyenoord in the Champions League
• The English giants had led the game 3-0 before the Dutch side clawed their way back to compound Guardiola's woes

Pep Guardiola has now come out to clarify his worrying statement during the post-match conference after their Champions League match on Tuesday evening.

Guardiola watched his side extend their winless streak to six games after they blew away a 3-0 lead to draw with Feyenoord at the Etihad.

It is a very unfamiliar territory for the Manchester City boss, who, before this season, had never gone for more than four games without a win.

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The Spaniard appeared with visible red marks on his face and a scar on his face, to which he responded,

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"I want to harm myself,"

Guardiola apologises for making jokes about self-harm

Guardiola has now apologised for those remarks after he was accused of making a joke out of self-harm.

"I was caught off guard with a question at the end of a press conference last night about a scratch which had appeared on my face and explained that a sharp fingernail had accidentally caused this," he posted on his Instagram stories.

"My answer was in no way intended to make light of the very serious issue of self-harm."

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