WATCH: Mike Dean Produced Some Hilarious Moments During Southampton vs Spurs

If Mike Dean was a WWE wrestler, he'd be 'the Dastardly Dean' - a guy who has incredible mic skills, loves a back-handed compliment and wins after a low blow followed by a steel chair to the skull. Forget the Undertaker, Dean is the real Phenom.

Anyway, the 48-year-old referee was in action last night as Tottenham thumped Southampton at St. Mary's.

Dele Alli bagged a brace while Harry Kane and Son Heung-min completed the scoring, but the referee grabbed the headlines once again with a vintage line from the Mike Dean phrasebook.

"What's that? Stop talking." he barked.

Sissoko was clearly frustrated at the referee but Dean put him in his place with this:

This isn't the first time Dean has performed such hilarious stunts. The ref is usually well known for his over the top facial expressions but during the Merseyside derby earlier this month, he pulled out something truly special - a 'no look' booking.

Well he did it AGAIN last night:

The referee was slated on social media for a number of decisions last night, and was branded 'bias' during and after the game, with this stat appearing more than once on Twitter:

Mike Dean's perfomance in the last 7 appearances for Spurs
- 7 games
- 6 wins
- 1 draw
- 5 penalties for Spurs
- 3 red cards for the opposition team

But you've got to appreciate his antics. Just look at this handshake with Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele:

Mike Dean - what an incredible human being.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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