This is the moment Steven Gerrard was involved in a furious touchline spat with rival manager Odair Hellman.
The former Rangers boss clashed with Al-Raed manager Hellman on the touchline during the 1-0 win over Al-Ettifaq on Thursday, October 3.
Video footage posted by Central do Arabao shows Gerrard and Hellman in heated discussions and having to be split up by officials.
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— Central do Arabão (@centraldoarabao.bsky.social) Oct 3, 2024 at 19:53
The former Liverpool and England midfielder then turns to walk back to his dugout before shouting back towards Hellman over their sideline dispute.
Hellman has revealed he "demanded fair play" from Gerrard and his Ettifaq side as he criticised the heavy investment in the rival squad.
Quoted in his homeland in Brazil, translated by the Daily Record, Hellman said: He [Gerrard] is being criticised for the millions of dollars invested in his team since last year. And they lost to us with eight foreigners. We were left with three and five kids on the field. He was going crazy.
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"I demanded fair play from him in the first half and he got angry. I told him that fair play was only for his own benefit. And that they didn't need this attitude, they just had to play better, because there is no comparison in investment between the teams."
Gerrard's side fell to a 1-0 loss to Al-Raed and sit eighth in the Saudio Pro League after six matches in the new season. Ettifaq have won three, drawn one and lost twice.
Scotland international Jack Hendry is a key player for Ettifaq with Gerrard having also signed Seko Fofana, Alvaro Medran Georginio Wijnaldum and Demarai Gray as big-name signings in the Middle East.
