Friday 29 July 2016 00:19, UK
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has apologised after Cesc Fabregas' red card during Wednesday's friendly clash with Liverpool.
Gary Cahill's early header saw the Blues come away with a 1-0 victory during the International Champions Cup tie in California, despite going down to 10 men in the 70th minute.
The Spain international flew into a dangerous tackle on new Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan before receiving a straight sending off. Six other players were booked during the feisty encounter.
Speaking on the incident, Conte said: "I'm sorry for this and the player is the same. To the player, I said no excuses and I'm sorry for him and I'm sorry for the Liverpool player.
"I think that in this period, the fatigue sometimes can [cause a player] to go too late in the situation. I know Fabregas is a good man and he's not a player to have this type of situation. I'm sorry for him and I'm sorry for the Liverpool player."
Former Italy boss Conte has made two signings since arriving at Stamford Bridge, bringing in N'Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi, and has reportedly shown interest in striker Carlos Tevez.
The pair worked together at Juventus during the 2013/14 season and earlier this week, Tevez claimed Conte wanted to bring him to Stamford Bridge - but revealed he wants to finish his career with current club Boca Juniors.
When asked about Chelsea's reported interest in the 32-year-old, Conte only had good wishes for his former player.
"Carlos was my player when I was coach at Juventus and I had a fantastic season with him and I appreciated Carlos as a player and also as a man," the manager said.
"But now I know he is a player of Boca Juniors and he did a lot back in Argentina last season and I wish the best for him and his family."
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