Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola received an honorary doctorate from the University of Manchester on Tuesday and used his acceptance speech to address the Gaza bombardment, Reuters reports.

“It’s so painful what we see in Gaza. It hurts my whole body,” Guardiola said.

“It’s not about ideology. It’s not about whether I’m right or you’re wrong. It’s just about the love of life, about the care of your neighbour.

“Maybe we think that we see the boys and girls of four years old being killed by the bomb, or being killed at the hospital because it’s not a hospital anymore. It’s not our business.

“But be careful. The next four-or five-year-old kids will be ours. Sorry, but I see my kids, Maria, Marius and Valentina. When I see every morning since the nightmare started, the infants in Gaza, and I’m so scared.”