Chelsea youngster Trevoh Chalobah deleted a Twitter post where he praised West Ham United star Declan Rice.
The Hammers defeated Leicester City 4-1 on Monday night, with Rice playing a starring role in midfield.
Chalobah quoted Rice's post-game celebratory message on Twitter and added 'Big player.'
However, he received abuse from Chelsea fans on the platform, and subsequently deleted the tweet.
The 22-year-old was even told by some fans to leave the club.
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