With the kind of stakes involved in top-level football now, it is hard to keep the managers out of the game. Take a look at Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, whose touchline antics have made for hilarious viewing.
Former Red Devils manager Louis van Gaal's theatrical collapse in front of the referee during Manchester United's defeat of Arsenal last season will be talked about through the years.
But it stops getting funny when the managers start laying into officials or getting into altercations.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been notorious for crossing the line on many occasions. How many times have we witnessed the referees drawing flak from him in a post-match press conference? There have also been instances where Wenger has nearly made physical contact with opposition managers and officials. Things came to a tipping point during the Chelsea-Arsenal contest at Stamford Bridge during the 2014-'15 season. Wenger and Jose Mourinho came face-to-face and the former ended up shoving his opposite number.
Current Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has also gained a reputation for being a volatile presence, and has been guilty of violent conduct with the officials. There is a claim that the former West Ham United and Newcastle United boss lost out on being England boss for this reason alone. Current Manchester United boss Mourinho has had a chequered history on the sidelines.
For high profile managers, reputations tend to stick for quite a bit of time. Mourinho gouged then Barcelona assistant Tito Vilanova's eyes while he was the Real Madrid boss during a melee that broke out during a temperamental El Clasico clash, an incident that caused the Portuguese manager irreparable damage. So is the case with Wenger and Pardew for their misdemeanours.
