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So that's why Damien Perquis wanted to fight New York City FC.

The hulking TFC centre back lost his mind in the aftermath of a 2-0 loss to the expansion side Saturday night, leading to a post-game melee that was undoubtedly sparked by an incident caught on replay.

Replays surfaced late Saturday night showing New York City's Andrew Jacobson putting his elbow/forearm into the back of Perquis' neck, dropping him to the turf moments before a corner kick.

The cheap shot was so egregious that Toronto FC reached out to Major League Soccer on Sunday to bring awareness to the play. The club plans to follow up with league officials on Monday, the Sun has learned.

“Everybody gets a chance to play for 90 minutes,” Michael Bradley said when the Toronto Sun asked if City’s tactics Saturday night were cynical. “Everybody is free to go about it how they want. That was their way to go about it today.”

Bradley added: “We'll be ready” for next month's game at Yankee Stadium.

Tempers flared during post-game handshakes when Perquis reportedly tried to get at New York City's Ned Grabavoy. Toronto's French-born Polish defender had to be restrained by teammates.

“The Disciplinary Committee will decide which incidents to review,” a league spokesperson said in e-mailed statement to the Toronto Sun Sunday morning. “Any decisions they make regarding any games in Week 16 will be announced in the weekly Disciplinary Committee Decisions release that goes out midweek.”

There's a good chance Jacobson hears from the league.