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Your support makes all the difference.Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Eric Dier is said to have made a threatening gesture to Chelsea rival Cesc Fabregas at the end of the ill-tempered London derby on Monday night.
Spurs blew a two-goal lead to draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, a result that handed the Premier League title to Leicester City.
Players and staff from the two clubs clashed repeatedly during the 2-2 draw with tempers boiling over at the final whistle - Guus Hiddink was accidentally pushed to the ground, while Cesc Fabregas has been accused of 'flicking players in the groin' in an attempt to rile his opponents.
He is also accused of shouting profanities at Erik Lamela - who earlier seemed to deliberately tread on his hand - and the Tottenham bench, who are largely Spanish-speaking.
According to the Daily Mail, Dier aimed a 'threatening gesture' at the Spanish international, believed to be a throat-cutting gesture according to other reports and accounts.
Dier was extremely lucky not to be sent off during the match after a number of late, unneccessary tackles went unpunished by referee Mark Clattenburg.
Both Chelsea and Spurs are expected to be punished by the Football Association, who have requested footage from the BBC, Sky Sports and CCTV from Stamford Bridge.
Individual players are not expected to face retrospective action, bar Mousa Dembele, who is facing a lengthy ban for his 'eye-gouge' on Chelsea striker Diego Costa.
The two clubs could also face action because of the behaviour of their fans, with Spurs supporters throwing a number of coins at Chelsea players as they celebrated their equaliser and Chelsea fans accused of aiming anti-Semitic chants at Tottenham fans.
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