Chelsea stars Thiago Silva and Ben Chilwell became embroiled in a heated argument as their side fell apart against Arsenal on Tuesday.
The Blues were easily defeated 3-1 by the Gunners, with goals from Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus sealing the hosts' win. It was a shambolic performance from Frank Lampard's men, particularly in the first half as their dreadful season shows no sign of improvement.
Both Silva and Chilwell were part of the Blues' four-man defence which struggled so badly against Mikel Arteta's title challengers. And the duo clashed after Odegaard scored his second just past the half-hour mark, to put Arsenal firmly in control.
As the Gunners celebrated Odegaard's strike, Chilwell and Silva could be seen gesturing to each other in what appeared to be a blazing row about who was culpable. Silva made talking gestures with his hands before Enzo Fernandez pulled the Brazilian away.
Chilwell was then seen pointing a the midfield, with Chelsea having been ripped apart by the Gunners. Leandro Trossard had skipped past two Blues players before playing the ball to Granit Xhaka on the left.
The Swiss midfielder then crossed the ball along the ground to Odegaard, who had been left unmarked around the penalty spot. The Gunners skipper swept the ball across Chelsea keeper Kepa to double his side's lead.
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Silva was the closest defender to Odegaard, though it was winger Raheem Sterling who appeared to be the culprit for leaving him free in the box. Chilwell was Chelsea's deepest defender as the ball went in and immediately stretched his arms in frustration.
Chelsea were taken to task by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher for their shambolic defending. The Sky Sports commentator was left stunned by the Blues' failures at the back to allow Arsenal to pull away.
"An absolute carbon copy from the goal earlier. The Chelsea players - he’s not happy, Thiago, that they’ve not been able to get hold of Xhaka right throughout this game. Odegaard’s got the two goals but every time Xhaka gets the ball he’s in oceans of space," he said.
"Again, they’re not quite sure who’s picking him up and you see the position of Odegaard. Just watch Raheem Sterling, he thinks he’s got him, looks over his left shoulder twice and then he’s gone.
"When that man gets space in that box, you’ve got a problem, but he’s picked out by Xhaka. That’s not a hopeful ball into the box but again, what does Odegaard do? Just puts that side-foot, uses the pace of the ball and just guides it into the opposite corner that he did before."
Gabriel Jesus scored Arsenal's third goal of the night just three minutes after Odegaard struck for a second time. Noni Madueke did score for Chelsea after the break, but it proved to only be a consolation.
