Luton Town boss Nathan Jones has taken responsibility for his touchline clash with Pablo Hernandez as tempers flared following his side's 1-1 draw at Elland Road.
Championship leaders Leeds United needed a Stuart Dallas equaliser to cancel out Harry Cornick's excellent finish on the counter in a match of huge significance at both ends of the table.
Marcelo Bielsa's men were unable to build on Saturday's excellent win over Fulham thanks to a dogged second-half performance by a Luton side who sunk to the bottom of the table following the draw.
Leeds' leveller came two minutes after Hernandez's 61st-minute introduction, but for all of the Spaniard's efforts, a winner did not come and he was seen exchanging angry words with Jones after the final whistle, with the former Stoke chief holding his hands up over the incident in his post-match press conference.
"My fault," said Jones. "We have a little of an argument in his native tongue. I apologise. It was me. I probably said something that I shouldn't have said. Nothing malicious or anything and I wanted to make sure that I spoke to him because it was my fault.
"Nothing in it really, but I wanted to make sure. I have the utmost respect for this Leeds team. They're the best team, I know people here, I've worked with people who have played in this side. It was a great point.
"He was having a moan that we defended it too much and frustrated them. Obviously they want teams to come out and have a go at them here so they can murder them but we ain't that side.
"It was one of those things. But nothing bad. We spoke, I got to practice my Spanish and Pablo got his apology."
Leeds' director of football Victor Orta was also visibly upset following the stalemate, with Jones adding his side's battle against the drop means they knew they had to dig in.
"He was having a go and I said 'hey, we're fighting for our lives here'. I was a but vociferous in that and I just wanted to make sure that he knew that we're fighting for our lives, we're not going to come here and be massively open, so that was all.
"I've been called worse and I call people worse every day, so it's nothing."
