Diego Costa was urged to apologise by his Chelsea team-mates for the bust-up that has cast a shadow over the club’s Premier League title bid, ahead of their 3-0 victory over champions Leicester City.

As revealed by Telegraph Sport, Costa was dropped for the vital trip to Leicester City after a row with a Chelsea fitness coach and head coach Antonio Conte on the back of a huge offer from China.

Costa was told to train away from the rest of the squad for three days after the row and did not travel with the squad to Leicester.