Peterborough United manager insists he's passionate not disrespectful or abusive

Evans was shown a yellow card at half-time for ‘inappropriate behaviour towards a match official’ at the Valley. Multiple yellow cards can lead to a ban this season.

The Posh boss didn’t let the card spoil his mood after a hard-fought 1-0 win courtesy of Jason Cummings’ 89th minute penalty kept Posh at the top of League One with a perfect winning record over four matches.

“I’m too old to change now,” Evans stated. “I’m a passionate man who cares about my club and my players. I hope that’s what comes through.

“I would say 95% of my comments are aimed at my players. I am not disrespectful of officials and I never swear at them. My booking at Charlton was for asking questions about the lack of protection for Siriki Dembele and the referee said they were inappropriate comments. I will always defend my players if I feel they are not getting fair treatment.

“Having said that I thought the referee had a very good game in a match that was very competitive. He certainly got the late penalty decision right.”