Diego Costa shows true Chelsea colours in Liverpool scrap with Eden Hazard confirmation

Diego Costa showed his fiery side during Chelsea Legends' match against Liverpool Legends, squaring up to former rival Martin Skrtel at Stamford Bridge.

What started as a friendly quickly escalated after Skrtel went in with a slide tackle from behind. Although he cleanly got the ball, Costa was fuming and immediately confronted him.

Costa then became the first player to be booked, pushing Skrtel over. At half-time, Eden Hazard, who was briefly interviewed on the pitch, was asked about Costa.

"Of course. He is still the same, we all saw it," Hazard remarked. In 2015, Costa avoided punishment after seemingly stamping on Skrtel during Chelsea's 3-1 loss to Liverpool.

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At the time, TV footage appeared to show him kicking out at the former Reds defender.

However, ex-referee Mark Clattenburg, who witnessed the incident, did not include it in his report, meaning no retrospective action was taken.

The charity match marked the second legends clash between the two sides this year.

In their previous meeting back in March, Liverpool triumphed 2-0, with Peter Crouch scoring both goals and entertaining fans with his iconic robot celebration.

Chelsea's lineup boasted club legends including John Terry, Hazard and Costa.

Roberto Di Matteo is in charge of the Blues legends, while Liverpool's team has been led by Ian Rush, John Aldridge, Phil Thompson, and Sammy Lee.

The match aims to raise funds for the Chelsea Foundation and the Chelsea Players' Trust, while Liverpool have confirmed that all proceeds will support the LFC Foundation's initiatives.

In the end, a late goal from Ryan Babel proved to be the winner, with Liverpool completing the double over Chelsea this year in Legends friendlies.

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