Rio Ferdinand calls for Chelsea star to be FINED two-weeks' wages after disrespectful act against Arsenal

Man United legend Rio Ferdinand has called for a Chelsea star to be handed a huge fine following his actions during the 1-1 draw against Arsenal.

On Saturday, Arsenal and Chelsea drew 1-1 in a closely-fought Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge.

Right on the hour mark, Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for the visitors before summer Chelsea signing Pedro Neto found an equaliser just ten minutes later.

But perhaps biggest moment of the match came as one Chelsea star was outraged about being substituted off early in the game, and pundit Ferdinand believes that the player should be fined for his reaction.

Shortly after the hour mark, Chelsea winger Noni Madueke was replaced by Mykhailo Mudryk and decided to storm straight down the tunnel to make his frustration about the decision known.

And now, Ferdinand has stated that the Englishman should have been hit with a two-week fine for his reaction.

Speaking on Rio Ferdinand Presents, the former United player said: "You think (Danny) Welbeck or Tom Cleverly or Nani are going to storm off the pitch and throw their dummy out?

"It’s disrespectful to your teammates as well. It’s a young team. Who are the experienced players who are going to go in there and say, 'Woah, we don’t accept that here'.

"And I understand his thinking but at the same time, I don’t understand why you are doing that."

After the match, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca defended Madueke, saying that no player will ever be happy to be taken off early in such an important game.

Noni Madueke has impressed for Chelsea this season, leading to him receving an England call-up. (Image: Getty)

The Argentinian boss said: "The problem is when you change a player, they are never happy."

And it is exactly this reason that Ferdinand argues is why he could never go into management, as he would be unable to hold back his true feelings about Madueke's actions.

Ferdinand added: "That’s where the manager comes in. I think the manager protecting him is mad. And that’s why I couldn’t be in there [as a manager] because I couldn’t come out and play the game where you say, 'Yeah he was in the wrong but [he’s a good kid]'.

"Fined, that’s a two-week fine."