Tough to avoid human reaction - Burnley boss Sean Dyche on coronavirus clampdown on goal celebrations

But he accepts, the context of some incidents mean it is hard to control your ‘human’ instincts.

With the public in a third national lockdown, there has been some criticism of certain footballers’ behaviour away from their club bubbles, and much has been made of goal celebrations, with many players involved in several situations.

Players have been warned again this week that "handshakes, high fives and hugs must be avoided", and Dyche tried to bring a bit of levity to things, with Burnley the joint-lowest scorers in the Premier League so far this season: "First of all, to celebrate you have to score some goals, so we need to score some goals first before we worry about anything else.

"It's a tough one isn't it. Let’s face it, it's a human reaction, we're in the moment.

”If the players can't resist that moment, then they're probably going to have too, they're the guidelines.

"I know it sounds crazy but during a game every goal is worth celebrating, but early in a game it might be different.

”But imagine someone scoring a last minute goal or whatever, and it means so much, it’s really difficult.

"We can only advise the players and ask them to remember that moment if they can, to make sure they keep their distance."