Guardiola on the need to stop referee and social media abuse

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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola  on the need to stop referee and social media abuse after referee Michael Oliver received abuse online from Arsenal fans after giving a controversial decision against them last weekend Etihad Training Campus, Manchester, Uk

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00:00Hi Pep, something we're asking all of the managers this week is about referee abuse,

00:04off the back of the abuse directed at Michael Oliver and his family in the last week.

00:09I suppose the first part of the question is, how important is it for you as a manager and

00:14players to be aware of that? And also, do you all have a collective responsibility to

00:19show support to referees? All of us were responsible.

00:23All of us, the managers, you, the players, everyone. There are borderlines that we should

00:32not be crossing, and of course it's crossed, but not just in the referee issues. In all

00:37around the world, all the issues that are in the society, in the politicians and whatever.

00:42With the social media today, the borderline is already gone. So have we treated the players,

00:47have we treated the managers, have we treated the referees, have we treated the politicians,

00:50have we treated that today?

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