MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Pep Guardiola has apologized for his confrontation with a cameraman after Manchester City's weekend loss to Newcastle , saying Monday he feels “ashamed.”

The City manager had grabbed the cameraman's headset and appeared to say something to directly into his ear after the final whistle of a 2-1 loss at St James’ Park.

Guardiola had been involved in heated discussions with Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes and match officials.

"I apologize. I feel embarrassed, ashamed when I see it. I don’t like it," Guardiola said at a press conference ahead of City's home game Tuesday against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League.

Guardiola added that he apologized to the cameraman “after one second.”

“I am who I am — even (after) 1,000 games, I’m not perfect a person.

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