Pep Guardiola said he did not mean to “make light of the very serious of issue of self harm” with an apparent joke about scratch marks on his face and a cut to his nose after Manchester City’s extraordinary collapse against Feyenoord.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has apologised for suggesting he wanted to hurt himself after his side threw away a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday. Guardiola sat down at a news conference after the 3-3 draw with Feyenoord with a cut on his nose as well as some scratches across the top of his bald head.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has moved to clarify a light-hearted remark he made about wanting to harm himself following his team’s match in the Champions League.