Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce has empathy for Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier.

Bruce believes Dier will have regrets about his confrontation with Tottenham supporters – just like he does after his spat with a journalist over Allan Saint-Maximin.

"There are times when we all do things that we will probably regret," said Bruce. "I'm sure Eric at this particular moment is regretting it.

"I can understand, people hurling abuse or whatever has happened, we don't know the full facts. But I think when he looks back on it and thinks, 'What have I done', one of those moments.

"Like me in the press conference the other day, you're not pleased with yourself.

"I can understand it when people are personal and it does become abusive, and they've come off the back of a bad result then emotions are running high and he has lost it for whatever reason he has.

"But I'm sure in the cold light of day he will look back on it and think, 'I can't be doing that'. But these things happen."