Former Arsenal star Jack Wilshere was happy seeing Mikel Arteta clash with Liverpool rival Jurgen Klopp during Saturday's defeat.

The Spaniard let his temper get the better of him in the latter stages of the first half following an aerial challenge from Sadio Mane on Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Arteta clearly felt the force of the challenge was intentional and called on referee Michael Oliver to discipline the Reds forward - something that sparked an angry response from Klopp.

The two faced off while shouting furiously at each other before eventually being separated by members of their respective backroom staff, but Wilshere saw the incident as something that could be channelled as a positive.

Wilshere used former manager Arsene Wenger's infamous pitch-side clash with then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho as a reference point for how a manager getting 'stuck in' can motivate players.

The ex-England international recalled the 2014 incident at Stamford Bridge and revealed how he loved seeing Wenger embroiled in a touchline row and would often think "go on, get stuck in" while watching on from the pitch.

Wilshere also said after the 4-0 reverse: "I think they need to look at the first 45 and take the positives, I felt they were comfortable - okay they conceded a set-piece, but the way they set up, their structure, they forced Liverpool into certain areas to play.

"I know they were trying to play out and maybe got caught, but I know the manager and I know the way he wants to play - he'll still stick by that."