DIEGO COSTA may be retired, but he hasn’t lost any of the fire he showed in his playing days, KICKING OUT at ex-Liverpool right-back Martin Kelly in the Chelsea vs Liverpool legends match.
The ex-Brazil and Spain forward, 37, was running onto a through ball from Eden Hazard, when Kelly came through from behind to win the ball from the physical striker, leaving him furious.
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Costa, still on the floor, decided to lash out at Kelly with his studs, planting a foot into the right-back’s upper leg.
Kelly – who only officially retired from football YESTERDAY – was left furious, and we saw a familiar scene as Costa got to his feet and squared up to the 35-year-old.
Things looked to be diffused, only for Costa to carry on playing before choosing Martin Skrtel as his next target.
The Slovakian defender challenged Costa just minutes later, with the striker still clearly unhappy, and then getting booked for squaring up to Skrtel.
And fans were left less-than-shocked on social media.
Taking to X, one wrote: “Diego Costa being aggressive in a Legends match is the most Diego Costa thing ever.”
Another said: “People don’t really change, and Diego Costa reminding us why.”
A third added: “Diego Costa will always be Diego Costa.”
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Even Eden Hazard weighed in at half-time, saying: “”This guy is still the same, you know. We just saw it.”
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