A furious Roberto Mancini failed to keep his emotions in check after appearing to tell Saudi Arabia fans to 'f*** off' after their hopes of reaching the 2026 World Cup were dealt a blow following their goalless draw at home to Bahrain.
The former Inter Milan, Manchester City and Italy boss took up the post as head of the Saudi national team last year but has won just eight of his 20 matches in charge.
Mancini's side were beaten 2-0 at home to Japan on Thursday night and failed to bounce back with a victory against neighbouring country Bahrain, with wide man Salem Al-Dawsari missing a first half penalty.
The draw has left them sitting joint-second with Australia in Group C of the Asian section of qualifying for the finals in North America in two-years time, with leaders Japan five points clear of the chasing pack.