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It can pay to pick the right time and place for a scrap. Evidently a lull in play at Anfield was neither the most opportune moment nor the best spot for Mikel Arteta to challenge Jurgen Klopp to a touchline dance.
They really went for each other, or as much as managers ever do, with bulging eyes and fruity words before support staff from either side stopped the whole thing from getting too silly.
They were each booked for the tussle, which came 31 minutes in and a few seconds after Sadio Mane caught Takehiro Tomiyasu during a challenge for a high ball. A fair punishment, probably, but perhaps the deeper consequences for Arsenal were found in what followed.
Mikel Arteta's touchline bust-up with Jurgen Klopp came at the worst possible time for Arsenal
Until then, they had succeeded in one of the prime aims for any side on a trip to this stadium – silencing the crowd. It tends to be a decent chunk of the battle, and will be again now folk are allowed back in.
By extension, and contrast, jolting some electricity into the old place can make the
