Revealed: Burnley boss Vincent Kompany repeatedly called referee Darren England a 'f*cking cheat' in foul-mouthed rant after award of controversial Chelsea penalty

The Football Association handed the Clarets' boss a two-game suspension and a £10,000 ($12,530) fine for getting a red card during the club's Premier League clash against Chelsea last month which ended in a 2-2 draw. The Belgian reportedly abused referee England after the latter awarded the Blues a controversial penalty.

Almost a month after the controversial match, assistant referee James Bell has now opened up about the incident as he told the Daily Mail, "Following the award of a penalty to Chelsea in the 40th minute the Burnley Manager (Vincent Kompany) reacted angrily by moving out of his technical area throwing his arms aggressively and shouting at the referee.

"As the decision was being checked I attempted to use members of his own technical area staff to calm him down but Mr Kompany persisted in insulting the referee by pointing towards him and calling him 'a f*****g cheat' numerous times. Despite the attempts to calm him down Mr Kompany then entered the field of play, briefly, again gesturing towards the referee and shouting 'You're a f****** cheat.' I informed the referee (Darren England) that a Stage 2 (red card) sanction was required for the Burnley manager. As Darren came over to issue the red card Mr Kompany again said, 'F*****g cheat'."

He added, "After his sending off Mr Kompany remained in the technical area for some time causing a delay to the re-start of the game before he eventually made his way down the tunnel."

Burnley have struggled to find form since gaining promotion to the top division last summer. They have won in just five league matches in the current season and find themselves 19th in the Premier League with 23 points from 34 matches.

Kompany's men, who are on the back of a 4-1 win over Sheffield United, will next travel to Old Trafford on Saturday as they take on Erik ten Hag's Manchester United.