One hopes the League Managers Association has a strong message for Antonio Conte and Jose Mourinho this morning. Something along the lines of: “Carry on boys, this is great.”

With respect to the excellence of Manchester City and majesty of Kevin De Bruyne and David Silva, Conte and Mourinho’s ongoing spat is the highlight of the season.

Those wishing to halt it ought to pipe down, turn off social media and spend the next few weeks in a darkened room overdosing on images more in tune with the sensitive disposition; just re-watch your box set of ‘Last of the Summer Wine’ and let the rest of us look forward to the next installment of managers at war.

Why discourage Conte and Mourinho tearing a strip off each other? Yes it is undignified. Of course it exposes the deep insecurities and ego-mania which anyone who deals with many top class managers witnesses on a daily basis.

But it is riveting too see them unable to utter each others name for fear of blistering their tongue. Instead of appealing for calm, we should demand Eddie Hearn is recruited to host their press conferences.