Improve your discipline or you’re out of the team, Liam Rosenior warns Chelsea players

Pedro Neto of Chelsea (left) fouls Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal. ‘I can’t afford to go every two or three games with a red card,’ said Liam Rosenior. Photograph: Richard Calver/MatchDay Images

Liam Rosenior has warned his Chelsea players that he will not pick those he cannot trust to stay out of trouble with referees. Rosenior is losing patience with his squad’s discipline problems and has indicated that selection will be based on who is improving their behaviour.

Chelsea’s discipline is back under the spotlight after Pedro Neto’s red card during the 2-1 defeat against Arsenal on Sunday. The winger’s dismissal was their ninth of an erratic campaign and left Rosenior deeply unimpressed.