Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been branded as a "villain" after a touchline spat with Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta.
The two were visibly furious with each other on the sidelines shortly after a challenge from Sadio Mane on Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Arteta was incensed about the tackle, and Klopp soon responded with rage of his own. Liverpool went on to win the game 4-0.
According to former Manchester United and Tottenham star Garth Crooks, Klopp was the 'villain' in the altercation.
"So it's like that then, is it Jurgen Klopp? I wondered what the touchline row was about with Mikel Arteta," Crooks told the BBC.
"It was clear from Klopp's post-match interview that he thought that Sadio Mane's challenge on Takehiro Tomiyasu was fair, but boy did he use the ensuing confrontation with Arteta to fuel the Anfield crowd.
"Liverpool were struggling until that moment and the only mistake Arteta made was getting involved with Klopp in the first place. The row ignited the crowd and Klopp knew it would.
"Mane, the architect of the incident with Tomiyasu, also took advantage of Anfield's rise in temperature with a well-taken goal and a glorious assist. But it was Klopp who was the villain here, not Arteta."