Bulgarian Berba appeared to snub Jol’s orders to go on as a second-half substitute and had to be told three times to get ready.

Jol denied clashing with Berba and said: “There is no problem with Dimitar. He knows the schedule.”

Berbatov also shunned Jol’s hand at the final whistle but the Spurs boss was more concerned with his shaky backline after losing 3-1 to Newcastle.