Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino was this morning waiting to discover if he will face a misconduct charge from the FA for his furious post-match altercation with referee Mike Dean on Saturday.

The incident was included in Dean’s report from the 2-1 defeat at Burnley and the FA will study his findings and potentially listen to audio of the exchange before deciding whether to take action.

Pochettino has never been fined or banned from the touchline in six years in English football, but he was the first Premier League manager to fall foul of the FA’s new disciplinary system when he received a stage-one warning for confronting the referee in the win over Fulham in August.

Managers who receive four stage-one warnings in a season are automatically banned from the touchline.

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The Argentine and his assistant Jesus Perez appeared to react to something Dean said and afterwards Pochettino admitted he had “crossed the line” and said he would accept any punishment from the FA.

Pochettino was believed to be frustrated that Dean awarded Burnley a corner for Chris Wood’s opening goal, prompting him to confront fourth official Craig Pawson at the time, while he also appeared angry that Phil Bardsley escaped with a yellow card for a scything challenge on Danny Rose.

All referees are required to wear microphones and the post-match recording could also be used as evidence. Pochettino’s reaction demonstrated his frustration as Ashley Barnes’s winner, following Harry Kane’s equaliser, denied his side the chance to close the gap to the League leaders and leaves Liverpool six points ahead of Spurs after their goalless draw at Manchester United yesterday.

Meanwhile, Spurs are set to face United in July in a pre-season friendly that promises to be dominated by Pochettino. The clubs are finalising plans to compete in a four-team tournament in Singapore as part of the International Champions Cup — with Serie A pair Juventus and Inter Milan likely to be the other clubs.

Although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to make a strong case to be United’s permanent manager, they will wait until the end of the season to appoint a long-term successor to Jose Mourinho and Pochettino remains a leading target — adding intrigue to a potential pre-season meeting.

Spurs captain Hugo Lloris has urged his team-mates to block out all outside noise ahead of this week’s “decisive” derbies against Chelsea and Arsenal. He claimed no one expected Spurs to compete for a fourth consecutive top-four finish, let alone the title, this term but he knows there have been more questions about their nerve.

“I don’t really care what people say,” said Lloris. “We [the players] are inside the club — we know what’s happening here. We need to keep strong and don’t lose energy to listen or to read what is happening outside.”

The Frenchman added: “Before we think about playing for titles, the next week is very decisive. Afterwards, we will see where we are in the table.”