NEWCASTLE hero Joelinton appeared to invite Manchester United rival Manuel Ugarte for a tunnel fight in a “crazy” flare-up.
Brazilian midfielder was being taken off late in at St James' Park when he clashed on the field with his Uruguayancounterpart.
Ironically, stand-in boss Jason Tindall was taking the attacker off to help him avoid a booking and a ban.
But Joelinton looked furious as he argued with , confronted him and was held back by two team-mates.
Observers believe the 28-year-old “offered to scrap” the former PSG anchorman.
Joelinton gestured to the tunnel and pointed to Ugarte as if inviting him there to sort it out afterwards.
Newcastle fans will be relieved that their exciting attacker avoided a yellow card in the skirmish.
That's because he was just one booking short of a two-game suspension.
And Tindall was delighted to get Joelinton off the pitch before the matter could escalate again.
Newcastle were already 4-1 up at the time and certain to leapfrog Manchester City back into fourth spot.
Joelinton was involved in the 77th-minute fourth goal for compatriot Bruno Guimaraes.
But two-goal Harvey Barnes was the Magpies' surprise second-half matchwinner as United's defence once more made catastrophicerrors.
Red Devils' winger Alejandro Garnacho had earlier cancelled out Sandro Tonali's opener before the interval.
And Joelinton making it off the pitch without seeing yellow completed a near-perfect day for Newcastle, whose manager Eddie Howe is still too unwell to attend.
But viewers were still unhappy with the Toon raider.
One claimed: “Joelinton should've received a red card for inciting violence.”
Another posted: “Why would he say that kind of thing?”
and a third said it would be “crazy” if Ugarte responded.
