Manchester City manager, Guardiola has become the first Premier League manager to be shown a yellow card.
Guardiola was booked by referee Martin Atkinson in the 41st minute of the Community Shield against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday.
He was left furious after a high challenge from Joe Gomez left City skipper, David Silva, in a crumpled heap.
The Liverpool defender won a bouncing ball ahead of Silva but Guardiola was unhappy with the manner of the challenge and vented at fourth official, Stuart Atwell.
Referee Atkinson approached the technical area and proceeded to show the yellow card to Guardiola, making him the first manager ever to be shown a yellow in the EPL.
Rules to show managers yellow cards were brought in by the FA in 2018 to clean up touchline behaviour.
But the rules only applied in the Football League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, EFL Trophy and National League while Premier League managers continued to receive verbal cautions for "irresponsible behaviour" from referees.
However, following the updating of the Laws of the Game last month by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the situation has now changed for the Premier League. Starting from 2019/20 season, managers will now be issued yellow cards.
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