Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany has broken his silence on the viral clip of him swearing 15 times at former Burnley winger Johan Berg Gudmundsson in training.
Kompany oversaw Burnley's return to the Premier League and subsequent relegation before securing a surprise managerial switch to Bayern in the summer.
A Sky documentary titled 'Mission to Burnley' offered a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Kompany's first season as a Premier League manager, but it was a clip from a training session that quickly did the rounds.
Kompany is seen venting his fury at Gudmundsson, who recently departed the Clarets for Saudi side Al-Orobah, over perceived poor body language.
'Joey, don't f***ing test me,' Kompany said.
A clip of Vincent Kompany blasting Johan Berg Gudmundsson in a training session went viral
Kompany was not happy with Gudmundsson's body language as Burnley fought for survival
The ex-Manchester City defender swore at Gudmundsson a whopping 15 times in 89 seconds
'Do not f***ing test me. Enough of the f***ing moaning. Enough of the f***ing moaning. Play f***ing football. You've got to f***ing work for everything. F***ing play!
'How many times do I have to tell you? Stop f***ing moaning.'
Gudmundsson defends himself by asking if the team could finish off an attacking move, but Kompany wasn't having a bar of it.
'No, you're moaning about everything,' Kompany said.
He continued: 'Body language is f***ing s*** and I'm not accepting it. Play! F***ing hell man.'
Nearly a month after the clip was posted, Kompany has addressed the matter.
The Belgian conceded there will be heated moments on the training park, even when the cameras are rolling.
However, Kompany also pointed out it was about maintaining the core principles he set out as Burnley boss and ensuring Gudmundsson held himself to the necessary standards, especially for a team fighting for Premier League survival.
Kompany was unable to stop Burnley's relegation from the Premier League last season
The Belgian now manages one of Europe's biggest and most historic clubs in Bayern Munich
'When every speech and every training session is filmed, there's always a moment like that,' Kompany said.
'But the message of all that is that we are giving our lives for our club. If the club gets relegated, people will lose their jobs. We have a responsibility. We should never find ourselves in a situation where we have a lack of attention.
'It wasn't about a bad pass or a bad tactical choice, but about fundamental things: running and fighting for each other. He had broken the basic principles.'
Despite the vast difference in club stature between Burnley and Bayern, Kompany has enjoyed a strong start to live in Bavaria.
He oversaw a comfortable 4-0 win over Ulm in the first round of the DFB-Pokal and has won two Bundesliga matches from as many games, with wins against Wolfsburg and Freiburg.
Bayern return to action after the international break with a league fixture against Holstein Kiel, who are winless from their opening two games.