What Guardiola said to Mac Allister after signing for Liverpool revealed

Alexis Mac Allister had a very special day before, during and after Brighton 1-Manchester City 1 for a number of reasons: he played his last home game in a stadium and in front of a home crowd that has been his home since his arrival in the Premier League, he greeted those fans for the last time in blue and white and he received an affectionate greeting from Pep Guardiola as he left the pitch.

The Qatar World Cup-winning midfielder came on seven minutes into the second half (for Gilmour) and showed his usual class in a match that secured the Seagulls a place in the next Europa League, the first international tournament in the club's history on the back of a justly historic campaign. And Alexis will surely be saying goodbye.

It is almost a done deal for him to become a Liverpool player, who will pay around 80 million euros to get him. Jürgen Klopp warned in the middle of the season of the need to oxygenate the squad in the upcoming transfer market and the German coach's eyes were set, among others, on the 24-year-old from Pamplona.

What Guardiola said to him

In the midst of the Brighton fans' applause, none other than Guardiola crossed the path of Mac Allister, to whom he gave an affectionate hug and left a few words that brought a bigger smile to Alexis' face than the one he already had.