The fallout from the heated confrontation between Morgan Rogers and Declan Rice has been captured in fresh footage that was not broadcast by the Sky Sports cameras.
England internationals Rogers and Rice clashed during Arsenal’s 2-1 victory over Chelsea in a fiery encounter at the Emirates Stadium.
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Rogers, who put Chelsea ahead with the opening goal, was furious after Rice deliberately tripped him during a Blues counter-attack.
Referee Chris Kavanagh allowed play to continue and subsequently awarded Arsenal a goal kick after Cole Palmer sent his attempt over the crossbar.
Rogers quickly got back to his feet before confronting Rice and shoving the Arsenal midfielder during the heated exchange. The pair continued to square up to each other until their teammates intervened to pull them apart.
Morgan Rogers was not happy with Declan Rice 😡 https://t.co/Bc46YjJR5F pic.twitter.com/z8ubOeLbKM
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Rogers was shown a yellow card for his reaction, while Rice escaped without receiving a booking.
New footage filmed from the stands, which was not captured by the Sky Sports broadcast, revealed that Rogers was in no mood to make peace with his England teammate.
Rice approached Rogers while the two were standing near each other and appeared to be explaining himself as he attempted to settle the situation.
But Rogers was clearly unwilling to accept the explanation, gesturing angrily with his hands before eventually returning to his position while Rice continued trying to speak to him.
Rogers was eventually substituted in the 87th minute, with Danny Welbeck coming on in his place, and the Chelsea forward was then subjected to taunts from the Arsenal supporters.
As he made his way along the touchline, the former Aston Villa player was greeted by chants of, “You should have signed for a big club” before Rogers smiled in response to the song.
Gary Neville was also surprised that Rice escaped punishment for the challenge, with the former Manchester United defender saying on commentary, “I can’t believe the referee hasn’t seen it”.
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey later offered his assessment of the incident and explained why Rogers was booked.
Halsey agreed that Rice’s challenge warranted a yellow card and suggested the assistant referee could have played a role in helping Kavanagh spot the offence.
However, VAR was unable to intervene because the incident only warranted a caution rather than a red card.
“Morgan Rogers made a great run through the middle and was tracked by Declan Rice – who clearly tripped him,” Halsey said, speaking to The Sun.
“It was unseen by referee Chris Kavanagh and Morgan Rogers wasn’t happy.
“He went for Declan Rice and ended up getting a yellow card for adopting an aggressive attitude towards Rice. Declan Rice should have got the yellow card in the first place, which went unseen.
“Unfortunately, VAR cannot get involved in cautionary offenses, but you would have thought the assistant on that side may have seen it and may have helped him.
“It was unfortunate that Rogers got the yellow card, but with the aggressive attitude towards Rice, that’s the way it is.”
