Mike Dean cracks fans up again as he flamboyantly points to penalty spot for Man City against Chelsea
Refs hate divers but experienced Dean looked something of a diva himself, wowing social media by awarding Manchester City a penalty with a disco-style pose and point.
Sergio Aguero tucked the spot-kick home to complete a record-equalling 11th Premier League hat-trick as City returned to the top with a 6-0 win.
But it was the Dancing Dean who caught the eye of some armchair observers.
Cesar Azpilicueta lunged in on Raheem Sterling – sending Dean back to the future for signalling penalties with a classic gesture straight from 1970s' dance floors.
Fans tweeted their appreciation, including "Once seen this can't be forgotten."
But others thought it was more of a Tragedy and worked themselves up into a Sunday Night Fever.
Such caustic comments included: "Three's something terribly terribly wrong with that man" and "He's such a clown".
Dean also caused a stir last month when supporters noted the way he booked Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli by raising a yellow card halfway down his fingers rather than with his fingertips.
And in that 1-0 Wembley win for Manchester United the 50-year-old was even accused of looking like he was "goose Stepping past Paul Pogba".
Twitter responses included: "Sassy Dean" and "Gotta love Mike Dean".
And today he rounded off his Etihad performance with a little joke that might have mildly amused everyone except Chelsea – whose top four hopes are now barely Stayin' Alive.
As Aguero went to get the match-ball as his reward for a treble, Dean hid it behind his back and under his shirt.
He whipped it out at the last minute to give it to the beaming Argentinian
The 30-year-old striker is now joint top with Alan Shearer for Prem hat-tricks and frontrunning level with Liverpool's Mo Salah this season on 17 top-flight goals.
And after fending off Gabriel Jesus to maintain his place as City's main man up front, Aguero looks as hungry as ever in front of goal.
Don’t Stop Til You Get Enough!
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