Atletico Madrid manager, Diego Simeone, has warned his Real Madrid counterpart, Jose Mourinho, not to cross the line when talking about referees.
Mourinho blamed refereeing decisions for their 2-1 derby defeat to Atletico in LaLiga on Sunday.
Dean Huijsen was shown a red card before Simeone’s men scored twice through Alejandro Grimaldo and Jonathan David.
Real were able to pull one back through Antonio Rudiger’s header.
After the game, Mourinho said the refereeing committee appointed a “young inexperienced referee, with a VAR referee that has many stories against us.”
In response, Simeone said: “You should never cross the line.
“Regardless of who you are; Mourinho, Flick, Pellegrini, me, or anyone else, we need to be careful about what we say.
“You cannot lose the referees’ respect.
“No matter how much of a big name you are, like Mourinho is… we need to be respectful.
“Sometimes things go your way and sometimes they don’t.”
LaLiga: Don’t cross the line — Simeone warns Mourinho after Madrid Derby defeat