Vincent Kompany has called on the football authorities to hit aggressive managers with tougher punishments to deter copycat behaviour on the touchline.
The respected Burnley manager says most top bosses don’t want to be confrontational but sometimes step out of line because they fear rivals are gaining an advantage by getting in the officials’ ears.
On the day Brighton boss Roberto De Zerbi escaped punishment for saying he disliked 80 per cent of England’s referees, Kompany made it clear a clampdown is the only way to stop technical-area histrionics from spreading.