Pep Guardiola and Nigel de Jong row in Bayern Munich's Audi Cup win over AC Milan as tempers flare over first-half tackle

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Bayern Munich played AC Milan in a fiercely-fought friendly on Tuesday
Pep Guardiola took exception to a first-half challenge from Nigel de Jong
Bayern boss waited in the tunnel to confront the combative midfielder
Former Manchester City star had injured Joshua Kimmich in a tackle
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Published: 15:36 EST, 4 August 2015 | Updated: 18:46 EST, 4 August 2015

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Their meeting might have been billed as a friendly but Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola was far from cordial in his side's win over with AC Milan, as he started a heated tunnel row with opposition captain Nigel de Jong.

Guardiola waited for the former Manchester City midfielder as the teams headed for the dressing rooms at half-time at the Allianz Arena before launching into a furious rage.

The Bayern coach, 44, was angered following a robust tackle from the Holland international which forced injured Germany Under 21 ace Joshua Kimmich off early on 25 minutes during the Audi Cup pre-season clash in Munich.

Pep Guardiola was far from cordial in the tunnel at half-time against AC Milan, rowing with Nigel de Jong

Bayern Munich boss Guardiola waited in the tunnel of the Allianz Arena to offer some choice words to De Jong

The former Barcelona coach was angered after De Jong's first-half challenge injured one of his players

Guardiola wags a finger towards the former Manchester City man to make his discontent clear

De Jong is notorious for his combative style - including his infamous studs-up chest challenge on Spain's Xabi Alonso in the 2010 World Cup Final - and the former Barcelona boss was far from happy with his latest act of foul play.

As De Jong headed for the visitors' changing area, Guardiola verbally laid into the Dutch ace who then had to be held back by his Milan colleagues to prevent the row from escalating further.

Guardiola, who appeared to be backing off, then returned to deliver some more terse words for the Serie A star.

Within minutes the clip was splashed across social media sites as viewers debated the moment that Guardiola clearly lost his temper in the tunnel.

After the game, Guardiola said: ‘I told De Jong that I was sad for Joshua. He won't be able to play in the final (against Real Madrid) and perhaps he'll be out even longer than that.

'He certainly will become one of the best German players in the next 10 years.'

Milan boss Sinisa Mihajlovic added: 'Football isn't dancing and fouls are part of the sport. This is also why games like this cannot be called friendlies.'

De Jong had be to held back by team-mates as he retorted back at Guardiola's protestations in the tunnel

Footage of the row between the player and manager soon sparked a storm across social media on Tuesday

Guardiola was angered after De Jong's challenge led to Germany U21 ace Joshua Kimmich being forced off

De Jong's 21st-minute challenge which left Kimmich in a heap before he was replaced by David Alaba, appeared to be the spark point.

The Dutch midfielder, skippering Milan for the game in Munich, played 74 minutes as the Italians were soundly beaten by the German champions at the Allianz.

Juan Bernat scored the opener for the hosts in the first half before Mario Gotze and Robert Lewandowski struck to seal a 3-0 win late on.

Earlier in the day, Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez scored for Real Madrid in a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the same tournament. They will face Bayern in the decider on Wednesday while Spurs and Milan contest a third-place play-off.

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