Gary Neville can’t believe what Chelsea star did during Tottenham clash ‘Absolute madness’
Manchester United legend Gary Neville slammed Chelsea captain Reece James for an incident in their 4-1 win at Tottenham Hotspur on Monday.
In a wild Premier League game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday, the Blues secured a big win over their London rivals. Dejan Kulusevski opened the scoring for the hosts in the sixth minute via a deflection. Both sides then had a goal chalked off before it all went off.
Cristian Romero was sent off in the 33rd minute for a poor tackle on compatriot Enzo Fernandez, which also resulted in a penalty, which Cole Palmer converted.Just around the 45-minute mark, Reece James appeared to elbow Destiny Udogie in the face while going for a ball.
VAR checked the incident and fortunately for the Englishman, deemed it unworthy of a sending-off.Neville, who was on commentary for Sky Sports for the game, slammed James’ action, saying:
“What is he doing, Reece James? The captain of Chelsea. Absolute madness.”
It was James’ first Premier League start since returning to action after a spell out due to a hamstring injury. He also started in the Blues’ 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers in the Round of 16 of the Carabao Cup last week.