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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Rio Ferdinand backtracks on Fikayo Tomori claim after another Chelsea nightmare

Gareth Southgate will "feel justified" in his decision to not select AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori in his recent England squad, according to Rio Ferdinand.

Tomori suffered a second successive horror show against former side Chelsea on Tuesday night, as the Blues academy graduate was sent off against his former club. With just 18 minutes on the clock, Tomori was shown a red card for denying his old teammate, Mason Mount, a clear goal-scoring opportunity. Chelsea would go on to win 2-0.

That result came just six days after the two sides played each other at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea winning that encounter 3-0 also. Milan were way off the pace in west London, with Tomori run ragged on a nightmare return to his former stomping ground.

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