Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte 'enjoy' manager fireworks in Chelsea draw with Spurs

Thomas Tuchel and Antonio Conte admitted they enjoyed their touchline bust-up after both managers were sent off at the end of a stormy 2-2 draw between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.

The pair had to be separated twice by staff and players following both of Spurs' equalisers, the first from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg cancelling out Kalidou Koulibaly's 19th-minute opener. The second when Harry Kane drew the visitors level in the sixth minute of added time after Reece James appeared to have given the home side a precious victory with a low drive 13 minutes earlier.

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Conte celebrated Hojbjerg's goal in the direction of Tottenham's travelling support, but also towards the Chelsea dugout and the managers came face-to-face as Tuchel furiously questioned fourth official Peter Bankes over why a tackle by Rodrigo Bentancur on Kai Havertz in the build-up had not been given as a foul.

That sparked the first of two melees, the second of which came deep in stoppage time. Spurs defender Cristian Romero appeared to pull Marc Cucurella back by the hair as they contested a corner.

VAR official Mike Dean decided against sanctioning Romero and upon the resumption in play, Kane glanced substitute Ivan Perisic's corner into the net to spark another fracas as Tuchel and Conte shook hands.

Tuchel appeared to be irate that Conte refused to look him in the eye during their handshake, triggering another spat which ended with referee Anthony Taylor showing each manager the red card.

Asked whether he enjoyed the intensity of the rivalry, Tuchel said: «Yes and I think he enjoyed it as well. It was