Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte chose to mark the 30th anniversary of the Premier League in a rather unorthodox fashion by having an unseemly confrontation on the touchline at Stamford Bridge last Sunday, resulting in them both receiving red cards.
As anticipated, the Chelsea-Spurs clash had had been a compelling high-powered game and reaction was mixed to this unedifying sideshow of almost pantomime proportions.
Some observers felt outraged that two of the top managers should behave in such an inappropriate manner, like spoilt children on a playground.
Others laughed it off as more of a "handbags" situation that sometimes happens when there is a lot at stake.
The reality is probably somewhere between the two.
No one knows for sure what happened in that bizarre handshake at the final whistle at Stamford Bridge but it was enough for the red mist to descend on both sides as the two gaffers exchanged words… and it wasn't "well played".
Both managers tried to play it down was "one of those things" that happens in the heat of the moment.
Tuchel explained not entirely convincingly: "We both fought for our clubs. Nobody was hurt. We didn't have a fist fight."
The Chelsea manager was particularly frustrated as he had just seen his team outplay their opponents only to throw it away at the end.
His remarks about referee Anthony Taylor who made some contentious decisions did not help the situation.
Admittedly, Taylor has given more yellow cards to Chelsea than any other team in the league. But you can't have managers dictating who should referee their matches.
Understandably, the FA was not amused by what they politely termed "improper behaviour" by the two managers who will face bans and fines.
Deep down both managers are probably embarrassed by what happened.
After all, how can you expect your players to behave on the pitch when the boss is making a fool of himself on the touchline?
It can also encourage supporters to misbehave and unfortunately there are some fans that don't need much encouragement in this respect.
We have to accept that there is hardly a manager that won't explode if they perceive an unjust decision by officials.
But mostly they possess enough self-control not to lose the plot and these incidents are largely forgotten.
Someone who on occasions had problems containing his anger was Alan Pardew. He was involved in a number of silly touchline incidents over the years.
When managing West Ham in 2006, Pardew was involved in an almost comical pushing and shoving match with Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
Pardew was involved in several other incidents, but the most serious came in 2014 while managing Newcastle. At one stage, he appeared to head-butt Hull City player David Mayley.
Pardew was sent to the stands by the referee and fined £100,000 by his own club and more fines came from the FA.
Perhaps the most famous, but thankfully also the most comical altercation between managers occurred in 2004.
It became known as "Battle of the Buffet" or "Pizzagate" following a hotly contested game between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Man U won 2-0 ending Arsenal's record 49-match unbeaten run.
After the final whistle, with Wenger in a foul mood, there was a confrontation between the two teams in the tunnel. It seems a combination of pizza, soup and sandwiches hit United boss Sir Alex Ferguson forcing him to change into a track suit for the post-match television interview.
Arsenal full-back Ashley Cole wrote in his autobiography: "This slice of pizza came flying over my head and hit Fergie straight in the mush [face] … all mouths gasped to see this pizza slip off this famous face and roll down his nice black suit."
It was widely believed that the pizza was thrown by Arsenal's Spanish star Cesc Fabregas.
Ferguson had his own memories: "He [Wenger] was livid. His fists were clenched…the next thing I knew I had pizza all over me."
In retrospect, Fergie was lucky he wasn't hit by an Old Trafford meat pie … now that could have done serious damage.