Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola tells traffic warden ‘you have to pay for a picture!’ after being handed a parking ticket in hilarious exchange

Pep Guardiola held a hilarious exchange with a traffic warden on Monday after being handed a parking ticket for leaving his car on a double yellow line.

The Spaniard, who saw his Manchester City side scrape past Newcastle United and continue their winning start to the Premier League season on Saturday evening, suffered a blow off the field after he was pictured and recorded receiving a parking fine in Manchester.

As Guardiola walked back to his car, a traffic warden handed him a ticket and proceeded to ask him for a photograph. 

As captured on TikTok, the Man City manager joked in response: ‘You want a picture? You have to pay for the picture!’

The comedic moment comes after Guardiola was spotted joking with a Man City fan during their clash with Newcastle. 

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been recorded as he was given a parking ticket

Manchester City edged past Newcastle on Saturday, seeing out a 1-0 win against the Magpies

When the supporter begged for a substitution in the match late on, the Catalan retorted that maybe he should sit in the dugout and try it himself.

Speaking after the match, Guardiola hailed his team for their resilience after sending the players to do a lap of honour at the Etihad. 

‘This game was proof of why we have won a lot,’ said a delighted Guardiola, who gestured for his players to celebrate their win in front of the fans.

‘The mindset and mentality of the players amazes me every time. The conditions with which we arrived, injuries and no rest, they played really well. The commitment was absolutely amazing.’ 

After winning the Treble last season, Guardiola’s standards are higher than ever but he will know that it will be near impossible to repeat the feat.

He’ll be hoping that things continue smoothly on the pitch, despite his worries with parking fines off it.