Anyone who was watching Manchester United's frustrating 0-0 draw at home to Burnley on Saturday evening will have been surprised to see the camera focus on Jose Mourinho sitting in the stands as the second half kicked off.
We saw nothing on the pitch to suggest that the United boss would no longer be allowed to patrol the sideline, so everyone assumed that he had a go at the referee or something similar at the half-time break.
Those assumptions were correct.
The FA have today charged Jose Mourinho with misconduct over his actions towards Mark Clattenburg, but that doesn't exactly clear things up. However, an eye-witness account from The Mirror paints a clear picture if true.
Here's the statement from The FA:
Jose Mourinho has been charged with misconduct following @ManUtd's @premierleague game against @BurnleyOfficial on Saturday: pic.twitter.com/g0nsgNab27
— The FA (@FA) November 1, 2016
And the eye-witness account, beautifully over-sensationalised by The Mirror, suggest that Jon Flanagan's challenge on Matteo Darmian, that Mourinho felt should have been a penalty.
Jose Mourinho went “absolutely ballistic” at referee Mark Clattenburg during an amazing tunnel bust-up.
The Manchester United boss waited in the tunnel at half-time on Saturday to confront the official because he was so angry over not being given a penalty decision.
Witnesses say the Reds' boss waited for Clattenburg after the top Premier League official did not award a spot-kick following Jon Flanagan’s challenge on Matteo Darmian.
Mourinho was sent to the stands for the second half — a punishment reserved for behaviour over and above what is often seen on the touchline.
So now we know.
You can see why Clattenburg waved away Darmian's penalty claims as he fell rather theatrically regardless of what contact there was, so it seems like an odd decision to tip Mourinho over the edge.
Rui Faria made it very clear how the management team felt about of Clattenburg's performance post-match, and it seems as though we'll be seeing more of Jose's right-hand man in the coming weeks.
