PEP GUARDIOLA called Dean Henderson a “disgrace”;; after yesterday’s FA Cup final, claims an expert lip-reader.
The boss confronted ‘s victorious goalkeeper moments after the final whistle.
, 28, had been lucky not to be sent off in the first half after .
It later emerged that Guardiola’s frustration did not come from that incident, but from what he perceived to be egregious time-wasting – despite 10 minutes of stoppage time being added on at the end of the 90 minutes.
After the game, the Mail enlisted the help of professional lip-reader Jeremy Freeman to analyse the exchange.
According to Freeman, Guardiola told Henderson: “You didn’t deserve that. Disgrace.”;;
With Henderson hitting back “You still had your 10 minutes,”;; Guardiola is said to have added: “It’s not fair play. You should not – it’s not fair.”;;
The incident was broken up by Crystal Palace’s former goalkeeper .
Asked by ITV, Henderson said: “I just want to shake his hand.
“But I think he was disappointed with the time wasting.
“I said, ‘You got the ten minutes you wanted’. There’s no hard feelings.”;;
Guardiola, meanwhile, admitted that he was upset by Crystal Palace’s style.
The Spaniard, 54, said of Henderson: “He defended his position, we defend our position. It’s English . Everyone can do whatever they want.
“We have to score goals. We didn’t lose because Henderson did that. They gave nine or 10 minutes extra time but it’s a question of rhythm.
“All the fans are there to let 22 players play. When play, they attack and the other team attacks and it’s beautiful. But it’s a question of the referee. We don’t have the rhythm.
“I understand when it’s 87 minutes, 96, but I don’t feel it. My teams never try because I try to play the game that the people deserve to watch.
“Saying that, congratulations to Henderson and Palace because they defended really well and we were not able to score a goal.”;;
Henderson, who , went on to dedicate his FA Cup triumph .
The former stopper said: “But honestly I lost my dad at the start of the season and I’ll miss him here today.
“He was with me every kick of the ball today and I dedicate that win to him.”;;
