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All the pre-match ballyhoo had been about Costa, the league's leading marksman, having been dropped from Antonio Conte's squad amid reports of a fall-out over his fitness.

The 34-year-old Englishman has been training with the squad since a short and troubled spell at Scottish Premiership outfit Rangers came to a premature end.

English football is "rotten from top to bottom", according to outspoken midfielder Joey Barton.