Brentford fan slammed for 'embarrassing' and 'classless' comment he shouted at Pep Guardiola before Man City draw

A Brentford fan has been branded "classless" for a comment they made to Pep Guardiola prior to Brentford's 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

City surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw with the Bees at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Phil Foden's brace cancelled out by late strikes from Yoane Wissa and Christian Norgaard.

It ended a three-game winning run for the Blues, who are sixth in the Premier League and just two points behind fourth-placed Chelsea, who they meet at the Etihad Stadium in a couple of weeks.

Before the game there was an unsavoury moment when Guardiola was subjected to a remark about his personal life from an opposition supporter.

In a video shared online from the Daily Mail, the supporter could be heard asking Guardiola "How's the Mrs?" - referring to reports claiming the Catalan has split with wife Christina.

Spanish newspaper Sport claim the couple, who have three children, agreed to go their separate their ways but still have a "cordial, stable and friendly" relationship.

They have been married for 10 years but with Guardiola in Manchester managing City and his other half spending the majority of her time in Barcelona to oversee her fashion brand, they are now set for a divorce.

Pep Guardiola’s personal life was brought up as he arrived at Brentford 😬 pic.twitter.com/HBhY5UeIhw

— Mail Sport (@MailSport) January 14, 2025

But many felt as though the comment from the fan was below the belt and uncalled for.

One fan on X said: "That's not cool."

A second added: "Some folks are just rude."

A third wrote: "Classless."

A fourth stated: "Yeah banter aside, no need for that."

Another fumed: "A grown man. Embarrassing."

A final person stated: "No class whatsoever!"

Guardiola's animated moment with City star

After the draw, Guardiola was involved in an intense moment with City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega Moreno - with the 52-year-old looking like he was shouting at the Germany international.

He was also in an animated discussion with Josko Gvardiol, but Guardiola claims both conversations were positive.

"How good he (Gvardiol) played," Guardiola said in a post-match interview.

"He played an incredible game. We talked about one action but it's the same with Ortega - I said how good he played, how good he passed to Erling, how satisfied I am with especially these two players."

City return to action at the weekend when they travel to newly-promoted Ipswich Town.