Ouch! Catty Torres scratches Vertonghen in feisty clash
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Ouch! Catty Fernando Torres scratches Jan Vertonghen in feisty London derby
Fernando Torres is always on the prowl for goals, but the Chelsea striker took his feline instincts a little too far against Tottenham after scratching Jan Vertonghen.
The pair had a coming together in the second half of the clash at White Hart Lane, which was already spicy enough given the rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas.
But Torres couldnt resist ramping things up a bit, by catching the Belgian defender and racking his rails down his face during an ugly show down off the ball.
The coming together was the first of a handful of incidents between the pair, before Torres finally took it a little too far and was sent off for clashing with Vertonghen during a battle for a high ball.
The catty row will now see Torres sit out the next game through suspension, and the cheeky scratch could also land him in hot water with the FA, if it decides to take retrospective action.
Fernando Torres is always on the prowl for goals, but the Chelsea striker took his feline instincts a little too far against Tottenham after scratching Jan Vertonghen.
The pair had a coming together in the second half of the clash at White Hart Lane, which was already spicy enough given the rivalry between Jose Mourinho and Andre Villas-Boas.
But Torres couldnt resist ramping things up a bit, by catching the Belgian defender and racking his rails down his face during an ugly show down off the ball.
The coming together was the first of a handful of incidents between the pair, before Torres finally took it a little too far and was sent off for clashing with Vertonghen during a battle for a high ball.
The catty row will now see Torres sit out the next game through suspension, and the cheeky scratch could also land him in hot water with the FA, if it decides to take retrospective action.
