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Champions League final: Manchester City's Pep Guardiola 'could not care less' about referee

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he "could not care less" that Antonio Mateu Lahoz will referee the Champions League final on Saturday despite his history with the official.

After the match, Guardiola said the official "likes to be different".

But, speaking before Saturday's final with Chelsea, Guardiola said he had not thought about Lahoz for "one second".

"I could not care less. I am so confident in my team," the Spanish boss said. "You cannot imagine how confident I am in my team and what we have to do."

Leroy Sane's disallowed goal against Liverpool sparked the clash at Etihad Stadium that led to Guardiola being sent to the stands and the same referee upset the City manager in the 2017 game with Monaco when Sergio Aguero was booked for diving.