(Video): Liam Rosenior mocked by referee before kick off against Arsenal | OneFootball

Liam Rosenior made headlines before the EFL Cup semi final against Arsenal for what happened in the warmup, and it’s now been thrown back at him.

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Chelsea are preparing to take on Arsenal in a massive game at the Emirates, and both teams are out on the pitch warming up ahead of kick off.

That includes Blues manager Liam Rosenior who was watching from the sidelines, where the fourth official greeted him, then joked that he should go back into Chelsea’s assigned half of the pitch.

This season’s “ref cam” has shown just how much “banter” there is between the officials and players during games. Clearly that applies to before kick off too.

Rosenior teased because of Emirates

Liam Rosenior gets angry at Arsenal’s warm up.

This was a reference to the game in the EFL Cup in February, where Rosenior was upset about Arsenal coaches straying into the Chelsea half of the pitch.

There was a big backlash against that, with most people claiming it was pretty standard practice when long kicks were practiced by goalkeepers. Rosenior seems to take the ribbing in good rumour, but you could imagine he might be a little annoyed by it as he turned away.

You can see the moment in the clip embedded here:

In other news…

Mamadou Sarr was picked to start the game against Arsenal, a huge vote of confidence in the young defender.

Todd Boehly has been speaking at yet another business conference, and as you can imagine he’s put his foot in his mouth once again.

The full team for the game is in the post here, with some interesting decisions from Rosenior overall.

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