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| Rio Ferdinand slammed Diego Costa after his clash with Gabriel which saw the Arsenal man sent off |
RIO FERDINAND has laid into Chelsea's Diego Costa, calling the Spanish international "a petulant baby" after Arsenal's Gabriel was sent off following a clash with the striker.
Costa first tussled with Laurent Koscielny, and appeared to slap the Frenchman before he got himself involved in a spat with Gabriel.
Both players were booked, but the disagreement rumbled on as the players moved towards the halfway line, with Gabriel kicking out at the striker and receiving a straight red.
And this behaviour did not impress former England defender Ferdinand.
"Costa acts like a petulant baby," he said on BT Sport. "If anything happens it's like the end of the world.
"He's a liability, a ticking time bomb. He's a fantastic player but he has to get back to playing football."
The red card came just before the half-time break and had a huge impact on the match, as Kurt Zouma gave the champions the lead on 53 minutes, before Santi Cazorla also saw red following after receiving a second yellow for a poor challenge on Cesc Fabregas.
Eden Hazard's deflected injury time strike made sure of the points for Jose Mourinho's side.
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