Furious Burnley manager Vincent Kompany branded referee Darren England a cheat recently.

The two were involved in a touchline incident during the Clarets' game against Chelsea.

Kompany was furious after Burnley defender Lorenz Assignon got a red card in the contest.

Per linesman James Bell, Kompany was livid and went into a foul-mouthed tirade.

“As the decision was being checked I attempted to use members of his own technical area staff to calm him down but Mr Kompany persisted to insult the referee by pointing towards him and calling him 'a f*****g cheat' numerous times.

“Despite the attempts to calm him down Mr Kompany then entered the field of play, briefly, again gesturing towards the referee and shouting 'you're a f****** cheat.'

“I informed the referee (Darren England) that a Stage 2 (red card) sanction was required for the Burnley manager. As Darren came over to issue the red card Mr Kompany again said, 'f*****g cheat.'

“After his sending off Mr Kompany remained in the technical area for some time causing a delay to the restart of the game before he eventually made his way down the tunnel."