Graham Coughlan was presented with an expensive bottle of red wine by Eric Ten Hag – but the Newport boss does not drink the stuff.
The Exiles boss – a lifelong Manchester United fan – was proud of his team after they had the Premier League giants rocking after pulling back from 2-0 down to level before falling away at the end to lose 4-2.
But Ten Hag was impressed by Newport’s performance and graciously presented his counterpart with some plonk.
While Coughlan was speaking pitchside to the media, Ten Hag approached him to shake his hand and give him a bottle of 2013 Antinori Tignanello - which retails at £230 - which had been picked by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Man Utd fans are convinced Erik ten Hag is “broken” after his “touchy” post-match interview.
He was prickly after the game at Rodney Parade as his team recovered from throwing away a two-goal lead to finally secure a fifth round trip to either Nottingham Forest or Bristol City.
As he spoke to the BBC afterwards, Ten Hag gave no credit to their League Two opponents and instead moaned about the fouling of Newport - and claimed that they had “nothing” apart from the goals.
As the coverage went back to the Beeb’s studio, pundit Micah Richards was in hysterics as he declared: “A little touchy!”
And it did not take long for supporters to take to social media and troll Ten Hag for his attitude.
One wrote: “Someone check on Ten Hag. I think Newport broke him.”
Another said: “That Erik ten Hag interview was weird. He looked so touchy.”
Erik ten Hag gave a sharp response when pushed on the situation with Marcus Rashford.
Rashford has been dropped from the squad today with illness after he missed a training session on Friday following a night out partying at a Belfast nightclub on Thursday.
When asked about Rashford's absence by the BBC, ten Hag said: “He reported ill".
Pushed further on nightclub reports and pending disciplinary matter, he snapped back: “It’s an internal matter. I’ll deal with that.”