Pep Guardiola tried to kiss fourth official Craig Pawson during Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates on Sunday.

The bizarre incident occurred in the 89th minute of the match while City were still leading in north London thanks to Erling Haaland’s opening goal.

Just minutes before Gabriel Martinelli’s equaliser, the City manager grabbed Pawson by the cheek and tried to give him a little smooch.

Pawson narrowly managed to swerve the kiss in a moment which has since gone viral on social media, leading to memes across the web.

It is unclear why Guardiola tried to give Pawson a peck but the Spaniard was quizzed about getting ’emotional’ in his post-match press conference.

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