Journalist claims argument with Manchester City star caused Pep Guardiola to scratch head and cause red marks

Pep Guardiola ended up with scratch marks on his face (Image - Getty)

Spanish journalist Guillem Balague has explained how an argument between Pep Guardiola and Kyle Walker led to the scratch marks on the Manchester City manager's face. There were concerns when the Cityzens boss had scars which appeared to be self-inflicted.

Guardiola was seen with the marks after City drew 3-3 to Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League (November 26). He explained that they were the result of him scratching his face with his finger and that he wanted to harm himself.

The Spaniard later apologized for his self-harm comments. He posted on his Instagram account:

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