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Please stop – Chelsea boss defends Conor Gallagher after social media abuse

Source: PA Wire

Mauricio Pochettino has defended Conor Gallagher after the midfielder received abuse on social media for failing to high-five a mascot.

Chelsea said in a statement that the “defamatory comments” made towards Gallagher were “completely unacceptable” and that the video had been taken out of context.

The incident occurred in the tunnel immediately ahead of kick-off when the Blues played Burnley on Saturday, with the 24-year-old seemingly not noticing that one of the mascots had held up his hand.

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