FOX SPORTS understands the A-League Match Review Panel will investigate an incident involving Alex Brosque where he was caught on camera spitting.

The incident, which sparked backlash on social media, saw some fans accuse the Sydney FC skipper of spitting in the direction of the referee during his side’s 2-1 loss to Brisbane Roar on Saturday night.

“There was an incident where Alex Brosque spat and a look at the wider view it appears to be in the direction of the referee. It’s innocuous but the Match Review Panel has asked to take a look at the incident,” explained Fox Sports football host Tara Rushton on Sunday Shootout.

But despite the impending investigation, former Socceroos Ned Zelic and Mark Bosnich questioned the logic of taking action on the matter with Brosque a substantial distance away from the referee and there being no clear proof of his intentions.

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“Are we really going to get to a point where we look at all these different camera angles to analyse the emotions of players,” asked Zelic on Sunday Shootout.

“Do we want to take all the emotion out of the game? I’ve got no issue with this. Clearly he wasn’t happy and it wasn’t a confrontational incident. Do we need to read their minds as well?”

A wide angle of Brosque's spit, with the referee a substantial distance away from the Sydney captain. Source: FOX SPORTS

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich agreed, denying any claims it should be met with a similar suspension to Brisbane defender Avraam Papadopoulos, who was banned for seven games for spitting on Sydney striker Matt Simon in an earlier match between the two sides.

“I’ve had supporters on social media tell me it’s almost identical to Avraam Papadopoulos’ incident,” he said.

“Come on! His one was from two metres away, there’s 20 metres [between Brosque and the referee].

“We can speculate but how do we know he wasn’t looking at someone in the crowd or someone on the bench? Come on!”