5 of the most heated player/manager feuds in football history 

The history of football is littered with conflicts between players and managers, so with everyone's eyes focused on Mourinho and Pogba this week, let's take a look at five of the most heated feuds that have taken place between players and managers in the recent past:The ongoing rift between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba at Manchester United is one of the biggest talking points in football this week, and with Manchester United hosting Valencia in the Champions League this mid-week, it doesn't look as though the topic is going to go away any time soon.

The heated and competitive nature of football means that clashes between players and managers are inevitable but sometimes, those feuds become so heated that one of, if not both of the people involved end up having to leave their positions at their club.

#5 Raymond Domenech vs Nikolas Anelka and the French squad

The 2010 World Cup was not a good time for France both on and off the field.

This led to the rest of the squad boycotting training and the team ultimately crashing out of the tournament at the hands of hosts, South Africa. The 2010 World Cup is best left forgotten for France. The team had a complete disaster both on and off the pitch thanks in large to the dispute between manager Raymond Domenech and his squad.

The troubles started when Anelka publicly slated the manager following a defeat to Mexico, which then led to the former Chelsea and Arsenal star being sent home from the tournament.

The whole thing shrouded French football in controversy for the coming months, with the whole squad later being suspended for a game with Norway by the new manager, Laurent Blanc.

#4 Roy Keane vs Sir Alex Ferguson

Roy Keane's time at Manchester United didn't have a happy ending

Given both Sir Alex Ferguson and Roy Keane are renowned for their fiery temperaments, it's a wonder it took the two men so long to come to blows at Old Trafford.

That being said, when the two men did eventually clash, things escalated incredibly quickly.

After a rumoured fall-out over training facilities, Keane bashed several of his team-mates in an interview with MUTV that never aired but was shown to the team behind the scenes.

The interview caused a lot of backlash against Keane and he finally left the club, signing for boyhood club, Celtic, in 2006.

Both men have not shied away from taking swipes at each other in the years that have followed, with Ferguson running Keane down in his autobiography, and Keane being one of the first pundits to attack Ferguson and Manchester United during his subsequent media career.

Keane did, however, wish Ferguson well following his brain haemorrhage last year and that has been seen as a sign of goodwill between the two Manchester United legends.

#3 Roberto Mancini vs Carlos Tevez

Things got heated when Tevez refused to play for Man City

Carlos Tevez didn't do his reputation any favours during his brief spat with then Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini during the 2011/12 season.

Disgruntled with his position in the Manchester City squad, Tevez famously refused to come on as a substitute during a Champions League clash with Bayern Munich in a move that enraged both Mancini and the Manchester City fanbase.

The two men would eventually patch it up and Tevez would continue to play for City for another season before parting ways and signing for Juventus in 2013.

#2 Sir Alex Ferguson vs David Beckham

Ferguson famously threw a boot at David Beckham

Sir Alex Ferguson's feud with David Beckham is said to have been the main reason for the English midfielder's move to Real Madrid back in 2003.

Ferguson was said to have been unhappy with Beckham's general attitude, and the two men famously came to blows in the changing rooms, with Ferguson famously kicking a boot at Beckham's head, cutting him above the eye and grabbing headlines all over England.

The two men have since reconciled, with Beckham himself acknowledging that he was young at the time and was likely acting against his better judgment.

#1 Mick McCarthy vs Roy Keane

Roy Keane is one of the most outspoken figures in football

Never one to shy away from confrontation, Roy Keane's clash with Mick McCarthy during the 2002 World Cup is the stuff of football legend.

Keane was said to have been dissatisfied with the training set-up for the Republic of Ireland's World Cup campaign and wasn't afraid to let his feelings be known.

The issue quickly came to the attention of the public, and Keane, following a massive (and pretty hilarious) tirade against McCarthy, was subsequently sent home from the World Cup. The incident divided opinion in Ireland but the two men have buried the hatchet in the years that followed.