LIAM ROSENIOR got involved in a full-time scuffle as he held back Enzo Fernandez in his confrontation with an Arsenal star.
The new Chelsea boss oversaw a 3-2 defeat in his first home match in charge.
Tensions boiled over at the final whistle with players pushing and shoving each other.
Fernandez appeared particularly aggrieved at Arsenal goalscorer Martin Zubimendi and the pair exchanged feisty words before Gabriel’s intervention.
That did not dispell tempers however and Fernandez again approached the Spaniard after Neto had pushed him away.
Fernandez grabbed Zubimendi by the neck and launched more verbals at his face before Rosenior stepped in to separate them.
The Chelsea head coach could be seen shouting as he tried to restore calm admist a melee of players.
Substitutes and a member of Arsenal’s backroom staff were also invovled in the fracas, which appeared to be centred on just two players.
Even Zubimendi seemed nonplussed by the situation as he laughed off Fernandez’s approach.
The Spain midfielder scored Arsenal’s third goal with a composed finish.
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It came after goalkeeper Robert Sanchez produced two howlers to allow Ben White and Viktor Gyokeres to score.
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