Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola denies blanking Watford manager Roy Hodgson after his Crystal Palace defeated City in 2018.

Hodgson said he was snubbed by the Spaniard after his Crystal Palace side won 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium in 2018.

However, Guardiola has refuted the statements and argued that he is "always correct" with his opponents.

Hodgson said: "Pep didn't speak to me for a long while after Palace managed to steal a win up there and, if we get a win this time, he will probably never speak to me again!"

In stark contrast, Guardiola claims that never happened and assumes Hodgson must have been speaking with his tongue in his cheek.

The City boss said: "It's not true. When I lose I am always correct with my opponents and always I talk. We don't invite for the traditional wine glass, but it's not true.

"He beat me, he celebrated and I congratulated him. That's all. Why should I not be friends for winning or losing?

"You are more happy when you win and more sad when you lose but the relation is always the same. I'm pretty sure it was a joke."