Ex-Arsenal man Matteo Guendouzi had his hair pulled by Andres Guardado

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By Danny Ryan

Published Jul 28, 2022

Former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi was involved in an incident with Real Betis Joaquin during a pre-season friendly

Despite the fact pre-season matches are classed as 'friendlies', there are still regularly incidents in which things get very, very heated.Just last weekend, Ronald Araujo and Antonio Rudiger squared up to each other during Barcelona's 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in Las Vegas.And during Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with Sevilla, Richarlison was accused of trying to throw a punch at Gonzalo Montiel after tempers flared between the two sets of players.Yeah, pre-season friendlies are not always the calm preparatory affairs they are supposed to be.That was certainly the case during Real Betis and Marseille's encounter at Chesterfield FC's Proact Stadium on Wednesday evening.The two sides played out a 1-1 draw at the home of the National League club. Arkadiusz Milik opened the scoring in the 87th minute, before Rodri grabbed an equaliser just three minutes later.But neither goal was the headline moment from the match. Instead, that belongs to a scuffle involving former Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi and Andres Guardado.ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - APRIL 28: Matteo Guendouzi of Olympique reacts during the UEFA Conference League Semi Final Leg One match between Feyenoord and Olympique Marseille at De Kuip on April 28, 2022 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)At one point in the match, Guendouzi lived up to his fiery reputation by getting into a scuffle inside the penalty area with veteran winger Joaquin.Guardado was not having any of the Frenchman's antics, though.The former PSV Eindhoven midfielder walked over and decided to pull Guendouzi by the hair which, unsurprisingly, just made things far worse.Check out footage of the pre-season scrap...

Video: Guardado pulled Guendouzi by the hair during Betis 1-1 Marseille

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Guardado going full Marouane Fellaini in a 'friendly', file that under things you never thought you'd see.

In case you're a bit baffled as to why we've mentioned the Belgian midfielder, don't worry, we'll quickly jog your memory.

During a match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford in December of 2018, which finished 2-2, Fellaini went viral for fouling Guendouzi by pulling on his long locks.