Jude Bellingham criticized as fans accuse Real Madrid star of having 'serious anger issues' after tirade at linesman in derby draw with Atletico Madrid

Bellingham was playing on the edge from the beginning of the derby - which ended in a 1-1 draw - going in hard on Marcos Llorente early on. Only 12 minutes in, an inconsequential throw-in decision led the 21-year-old to swear at the assistant referee for the call going against his team. As per talkSPORT, audio of the incident captured Bellingham appearing to tell the linesman to "F*** you man! F*** off!" in a shocking tirade that went viral.

On X, Jimmy reacted by saying: "Bellingham has serious anger issues he’s such an obnoxious piece of sh*t."

Robin suggested: "So as a Real player you can insult the ref."

Mark walsh labelled it "disgraceful" and called for a "10 game ban".

"Bellingham abuses officials all the time and it's not spoken about enough," added Baldiola.

Meanwhile, Barca Insider said: "Jude Bellingham is in the same idiocy level as Vini[cius Junior]. The guy just complains and insults every ref. Unbearable."

It's not the first time that Bellingham has been accused of speaking abusively towards a match official. He was alleged to have called a referee a "piece of sh*t" during Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Espanyol back in September.

The stakes aren't any less explosive for Bellingham in the coming days. From a top of the table derby, Real Madrid go straight into yet another Champions League knockout tie against Manchester City, playing the first leg of the play-off tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.