Micah Richards burst into laughter over Sean Dyche’s emphatic response to his question about a hypothetical fight with Jurgen Klopp.
Former Burnley boss Dyche was involved in a feisty exchange with the legendary Liverpool manager at Anfield in 2021.
When walking down the tunnel at half-time in Burnley’s eventual 1-0 Premier League win, he appeared to say something towards Klopp.
Dyche’s managerial counterpart looked back in shock and fired back by seemingly shouting and furiously waving his hand.
The pair continued their verbal exchange before separating in what is one of the Premier League’s most entertaining touchline moments.
Appearing on A League of Their Own, Dyche watched it back and was asked about what was said by host Romesh Ranganathan between him and Klopp.
Dyche jokingly responded: “I just said, ‘Do you mind not using such bad language in front of these young players?”
Dyche later added: “I’m not going to tell you what I really said, am I?”
Panellist and former Manchester City star Richards was on the same team as Dyche and was curious about his chances in a fight against Klopp.
“You think you could have him though?” he asked, with the manager then confidently replying: “F****** obvs [obviously].”
Richards was left in stitches, with Dyche clearly optimistic despite the clear height difference between him and Klopp.
Both managers played down the spat afterwards, although it was clear to see that tensions were high during it.
“You know when we come to these places, you know we are allowed to actually fight,” Dyche said.
“We are allowed to actually try and win, that’s all it was.”
“I said absolutely nothing that should be out the norm,” he added.
“It’s just two managers fighting for their teams, wanting to win a game. There’s nothing wrong with that.”
Klopp then said: “If he’s not talking about it, I will not talk about it. I didn’t start it, but it’s nothing, all good.”
Dyche left Burnley over a year later and returned to management with Everton at the beginning of 2023.
The 53-year-old steered the Toffees away from relegation but was sacked last month following a poor run of form.
His dismissal was announced just hours before Everton’s FA Cup clash against Peterborough United, which they won 2-0.
