If there is one player in the Premier League who is not liked at all by the Arsenal fans, he has to be Chelsea forward Diego Costa. The Spain international, who has scored twice in four games against the Gunners, became the most hated player in North London when his antics made two Arsenal players receiving red cards in those fixtures.
And so, the Gunners fans were less than pleased fans with loanee Calum Chambers after the defender was seen asking for the Chelsea star’s shirt after the Blues’ 1-0 win over Middlesbrough. The in-form striker continued his red-hot form in the league and his first half goal was enough for the Blues to seal all the three points. And it seemed that Chambers was mighty impressed with Costa’s performance as he was spotted asking the Brazil-born striker for his shirt right after the match ended. As expected, the incident did not go down too well with the Arsenal fans and they took to Twitter to blast their defender. Moreover, the fans were already disappointed after the Gunners missed the chance to close the gap with the League leaders after their stalemate with Manchester United on Saturday and their misery was only compounded when the Blues toppled Liverpool to take the top position in the league.
Oh man, Callum Chambers just asked for Costa's shirt. Have some pride man. You're only on loan you know.
— Rehan Kamal (@thisisrehan) November 20, 2016
Chambers just asked for Costa's shirt. Get out. Get out now. #arsenal
— James Cross (@JamesPLCross) November 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/SantiClaus/status/800396956333965312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
WTF Chambers Asking for costa's shirt?
— ? (@abduIahii) November 20, 2016
Chambers asking for Costa's shirt pic.twitter.com/M9tOTuqLsi
— MOTD2 (@breezybrent1) November 20, 2016
Callum Chambers should ask for Rooneys shirt too
Demanding Loyalty from a player that has been at a club for less than FOUR years is STUPID
— just STEVE !!! (@just_STEVE___) November 20, 2016
Give Callum Chambers a break
Days of club loyalty ended with
Scholes Giggs Gerrard and soon TerryIn this era lads play for Money not Pride
— just STEVE !!! (@just_STEVE___) November 20, 2016
Arsenal legend Callum Chambers literally begged for Diego Costa's shirt but unfortunately Costa brushed him off lmao @Arsenal
— Mount_fan (@RayBradleyCFC) November 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/josephfarrugia7/status/800425735114604544
The victory over Middlesbrough was Chelsea sixth consecutive victory in the Premier League. Needing a win to claim the top spot after Liverpool could only manage a goalless stalemate against Southampton on Saturday, Antonio Conte’s men once again proved their title credentials with another dominating display. Meanwhile, the goal was Costa’s tenth goal this term in the Premier League. He has now become the first player this season to reach the double-digit mark in goals tally. The West London outfit now leads the second-placed Liverpool by one point while the fourth-placed Arsenal are four point shy of the leaders.