Friday 9 December 2016 11:46, UK
West Brom boss Tony Pulis has told James McClean to cool down after he sparked ugly scenes against Watford.
McClean's challenge on Roberto Pereyra led to a melee between the two sets of players in West Brom's 3-1 win last weekend, with Pereyra dismissed after reacting angrily to the challenge.
Both clubs have since been charged with failing to control their players by the FA and Pulis wants McClean, who has been booked six times this season, to relax.
"I think James has got to control himself and he understands that," he said.
"Sometimes he does live on the edge but that's the player he is and the person he is. He's a fantastic lad and he's competitive - and you want him to be - but he's got to realise there is a line that you draw and sometimes he goes very close to that line. Does it take stuff away from him?
"It might do, I'm not sure. But I've spoken to him quite a few times about getting too close to that line.
"As I keep saying, he's a fantastic lad and a good lad around the place. The perception of him outside the club is different to what people inside the club who know him well think."
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