Fan footage shows Arsenal fans aimed brutal chant at Morgan Rogers after Declan Rice altercation
A large number of Arsenal supporters taunted Morgan Rogers' transfer to Chelsea with an eight-word chant, just moments after he was involved in a heated altercation with Declan Rice.
Rogers was left furious with his England teammate on Sunday, after he was tripped off the ball while making his way towards the Arsenal penalty area.
Moments later, a visibly frustrated Rogers could be seen pointing at Rice before shoving him. They exchanged words and tempers flared before the pair were eventually separated by their teammates.
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Rogers, who initially opened the scoring for the visitors before goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard secured a 2-1 victory for the home side, was then booked for his reaction to the challenge.
Arsenal fans aim brutal chant at Morgan Rogers
After being replaced by Danny Welbeck in the 87th minute, Rogers had to walk around the Emirates pitch to get to the subs bench, which meant walking past thousands of disgruntled Arsenal fans.
In fact, as he walked on the touchline, the former Aston Villa man was met with the chant: "You should have signed for a big club".
As seen in the footage below, Rogers couldn't help but smile at the chant. Arsenal were linked with a big-money move for the player this summer but after weeks of speculation, the 24-year-old signed for Chelsea in a British record deal worth £117 million.
As mentioned above, Rogers was given a yellow card for his role in the incident involving Rice, although plenty of onlookers, including Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville, disagreed with the call.
"He's fuming Morgan Rogers, and he's just pushed Declan Rice, he's right," Neville said. "Rice tripped him up; I can't believe the referee hasn't seen it. Declan Rice knew he couldn't get back to Morgan Rogers; they're England teammates."
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has since given his take on the incident.
“Rice’s foul on Rogers was missed by the referee," he told The Sun. “It would have only been a yellow card and VAR can’t get involved in an incident for that.”
Mikel Arteta accused of getting away with breaking Premier League rule
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta angered fans with his touchline behaviour in Arsenal's win over Chelsea, with many spotting a clear rule breach that went unpunished.
The Spaniard could be seen moving outside of his technical area and close to the pitch on numerous occasions.
As per rules brought in at the start of the 2023-24 season, only one person can stand at the front of the technical area and coach during a game.
This season, his fellow managers Roberto De Zerbi and Matthias Jaissle have been yellow-carded for committing the offence, but Arteta managed to get away with it on Sunday.
Topics: Arsenal, Chelsea, Declan Rice, Premier League
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