Infamous bust-ups between players and managers

France's Nicolas Anelka had a high-profile falling out with boss Raymond Domenech ahead of the 2010 World Cup (Image credit: Alamy)

Sancho was a regular under Ten Hag until things went south early in the 2023/34 season (Image credit: Alamy)

Kepa resists Sarri's attempt to bring him off late in extra time during the 2019 League Cup final (Image credit: Getty Images)

Bellamy left Newcastle midway through the 2004/05 campaign, having been told by Souness that he would never play for the club again under him (Image credit: Alamy)

Mourinho dropped Casillas during his final season in charge of Real Madrid (Image credit: Alamy)

Brian Clough certainly showed Nigel Jemson who was boss (Image credit: Alamy)

Zlatan's association with Pep's Barcelona was a brief one (Image credit: Alamy)

Mancini brought Balotelli to Manchester City in 2010 (Image credit: Getty Images)

Luca Toni: striker and sloucher (Image credit: Alamy)

Pogba was one of Mourinho's first signings as Manchester United manager (Image credit: Alamy)

Ronaldo's second Manchester United spell came to an end just months into Ten Hag's tenure (Image credit: Alamy)

Ferguson and Keane in happier times (Image credit: Alamy)

Laws and Bonetti after the 'chicken wings incident' (Image credit: Alamy)

Delio Rossi's shocking actions didn't deter a string of other clubs from employing him (Image credit: Alamy)

Beckham's 'Steri-Strip eyebrow' wasn't one of his trendiest looks (Image credit: Alamy)

Anelka received an 18-match ban by the French Football Federation and never represented his country again (Image credit: Alamy)

Keane and McCarthy's almighty falling out was a national controversy in Ireland (Image credit: Getty Images)