following his Chelsea team-mate's controversial display
against Arsenal on Saturday.
Diego Costa has been branded as a "cheat" by one of his own
team-mates following a weekend where the Chelsea star found
himself at the centre of on-field controversy.
The combative forward engaged in a prolonged on-field dispute
with Arsenal centre-back Gabriel in Saturday's Premier League
clash at Stamford Bridge, after putting his hands in the face
fellow visiting defender Laurent Koscielny.
To the amazement of many observers, Gabriel was sent off by
referee Mike Dean, while Costa remained on the field to help
Chelsea to a 2-0 win over their rivals.
Centre-back Kurt Zouma opened the scoring for Jose
Mourinho's team and, speaking to beIN Sport after the match,
he conceded that Costa plays on the edge of the rules as a
tactic to rile opponents.
"We're not surprised because we know Diego," Zouma said.
"Everyone knows Diego and this guy likes to cheat a lot and put
the opponent out of his game.
"That happened in the game but he's a really nice guy.
"We're proud to have him, like the other players, and we're
happy to win this game."
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