Ledley King brands Gabriel 'naïve' over Diego Costa clash

"Costa is clever and he probably picked on the right player and he got what he was looking for."

Ledley King brands Gabriel 'naïve' over Diego Costa clash

Former Tottenham captain Ledley King insists he would have not been wound up by Diego Costa in the same “naive” way as Arsenal’s Gabriel was on Saturday.

Chelsea striker Costa was involved in altercations with both Laurent Koscielny and Gabriel towards the end of the first half of the Blues’ 2-0 win – with the latter shown a red card for his reaction in front of referee Mike Dean.

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