FANS have been left baffled by Pep Guardiola's ferocious handshake with Jurgen Klopp yesterday.

Manchester City had just played out a pulsating 2-2 draw with Liverpool at the Etihad, when their manager made to walk off.

As he did so, he noticed Reds boss Klopp in his peripheral vision and, in a swift motion, bounded towards him.

Guardiola, 51, energetically threw himself into a handshake – grabbing Klopp for a powerful hug.

Plenty of supporters watching on TV found the energetic exchange a little weird.

One wrote: "They make football enjoyable. But why the hell was Pep hyped for the handshake 😂😂😂.. it's the energy for me 😂"

Another went a little over the top, commenting: "This is the most embarrassing thing I’ve seen in 20 years of watching football."

A third reckoned: "They're playing for the cameras."

And a fourth somewhat bizarrely wrote: "They have turned the league into a farmers league. No suspense."

The result saw City stay one point clear of their title rivals with seven games remaining this season.

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After the game, Guardiola gushed about his adversary, saying: "I don't know if Jurgen respects me but I respect him a lot.

"He makes me a better manager… his teams are positive, aggressive and they want to attack. I try to imitate him.

"We aren't friends, we don't have dinner together, we will have dinner one day in the hall of fame, I have his telephone number but I don't call him.

"I have a lot of respect for him and he knows next Saturday, we'll try to beat him."

The two teams meet again in next weekend's FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley.