Cardiff’s win over Swansea for grieving Omer Riza – Tom Ramasut

Cardiff thoroughly outplayed Swansea for only their fifth win in 14 derbies, with Callum Robinson scoring two second-half goals before Dimitrios Goutas added a third.

More important than landing such a decisive blow against their arch rivals, the Bluebirds’ win boosted their bid for survival in the Championship and took them up to 20th place in the table.

Tempers flared after the final whistle, with almost every Cardiff and Swansea player and member of staff embroiled in a mass scuffle.

“There’s a huge amount of emotion in this game for both cities and both clubs. That’s understandable and that’s what makes it the fixture it is,” said Ramasut.

“We want to see that passion from our players and fans – that’s exactly what we want to see. We have just got to be careful we don’t step over the line.

“Omer may have felt that some of the players might have done that, they might not have been disrespectful and that might have just triggered and flared some of that emotion at the end.

“I know those players were standing up for their manager and that’s what you saw at the end.

“I’d like to think [Swansea players] know the situation the manager is in. Then whether anything was said, you’ve just got to be mindful of that.

“If that was the trigger, I’m not 100% sure, but there could have been things said. We want it to be full of passion and emotion, that’s what it is, but it’s always done with an element of respect.”

Asked to clarify whether or not the Swansea players’ alleged disrespect had anything to do with Riza’s father, Ramasut said: “No. I’m not saying that at all.

“What I’m saying is there was that collision, but there might have been other things in the heat of the moment – normal things you’d expect in a derby. But you’ve also got to be respectful of someone’s situation, in my eyes.”