LEICESTER City manager Nigel Pearson could face an FA charge after an extraordinary incident towards the end of Crystal Palace's 1-0 win over his side.
James McArthur, the Palace midfielder, inadvertently knocked the Foxes boss to the ground, as he went in for a challenge close to the touchline technical area.
But as McArthur tried to get to his feet, Pearson appeared to grapple with the Scotsman before putting his hands on the Palace's man's throat.
McArthur attempted to escape and laugh the incident off but Pearson continued to keep hold of him and make it difficult for the former Wigan man - linked with a move to Leicester before joining Palace in the August window - to get back on the pitch.
After the game Pearson added another sinister edge to proceedings by, when asked about the clash by the BBC's reporter, simply replying that he could "handle himself".
If charged by the FA, Pearson could face the sort of sanctions imposed on the now-Palace boss Alan Pardew, who was banned for seven games after his headbutt on Hull's David Meyler while Newcastle manager last season.
