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Arsenal defender speaks out on Diego Costa clash

Arsenal defender speaks out on Diego Costa clash

Arsenal defender Rob Holding has spoken out about his clash with fiery Chelsea forward Diego Costa in last season’s F.A cup final, where the Gunners beat the Blues 2-1.

According to ESPN, he 21-year-old Holding spoke at an Arsenal Q&A event, and labelled Costa a ‘nutter’ before conceding that he does share a mutual respect with the former-Atletico Madrid man.

At the event, Holding was asked what he called Costa during the match, and he said, “An expletive, then I just called him a nutter basically. Something's not right in his head, I don't think."

"I knew what he was going to play like, I knew he was going to try the mind games and try and throw me off my game, so I just didn't rise to it and got back into position," he said. "I think he sort of tapped my chest, so I think there was a little bit of respect there maybe -- so he was alright."

Jacque Talbot
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