Former Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit has claimed that Chelsea players were arguing with each other on the bench during the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night.

Petit admitted he was “very shocked” by the attitude of the players.

He told Premier League Productions: “I was quite close to the Chelsea bench and I saw some of the players having arguments between them, in the second half especially.

“I was very shocked in the first half by the attitude of the players, the body language, no response, no pride, no unity, no friendship.

“I was thinking you could put 20 managers on the bench and it won’t change anything at all at the moment.

“They need to clear something in the dressing room first and then think about the manager afterwards.

“You can put the best manager on the bench now and he doesn’t get the right answer, there are too many players.

“It’s a mess and it was embarrassing to watch Chelsea in the first half and I feel sorry for the fans.”