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Guardiola furious but Mihajlovic defends De Jong: 'Football isn't dancing'

Sinisa Mihajlovic and Pep Guardiola both jumped to their respective players' defense, after Nigel de Jong's tackle on Joshua Kimmich.

Milan coach Sinisa Mihajlovic defended Nigel de Jong after the Dutchman was involved in a heated stoush with Pep Guardiola at halftime of a club friendly.

Guardiola's Bayern Munich was a 3-0 winner over the Serie A outfit at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, but the former Barcelona boss was aggrieved with the treatment of his players in an exhibition match for the second time in 12 months.

The Spaniard seemingly took exception to De Jong's early challenge on Joshua Kimmich, who was forced from the field with a resultant injury in the 21st minute.