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Even Diego Costa’s team-mates admit he cheats
Published 14:45 21 Sept 2015 BST
Updated 14:56 21 Sept 2015 BST
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Chelsea's victory over Arsenal was marred for some by Diego Costa's on-pitch activities.
Some would describe what the Blues striker did as gamesmanship, while others would go further and label it cheating. Including, it seems, one of his own team-mates. Kurt Zouma, who scored Chelsea's first goal in their 2-0 win, admitted that Costa "likes to cheat a lot".
Costa may still face action from the Premier League for raising his arms to Arsenal's Laurent Koscielny, if it emerges that the incident was not seen by referee Mike Dean.
But the striker arguably got what he wanted, with Gabriel's reaction earning the Brazilian a straight red card.
Zouma said in the interview with BeIN Sports that this sort of activity happens "a lot" and added: "We're proud to have him, like the other players, and we're happy to win this game today.”
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