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Diego Costa appeared to dig his face into Gareth Barry's neck. (Image Courtesy: BBC Photo)
Liverpool: Controversial Chelsea striker Diego Costa insisted Sunday that he did not bite the neck of Gareth Barry during his team's 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final defeat at Everton.
The fiery Chelsea star was shown a second yellow card by referee Michael Oliver after 84 minutes following an altercation with the Everton midfielder in which he moved his head towards his opponent and appeared to place his mouth on his neck in an attempted bite.
However, Costa was adamant that there was no foul play after a defeat which effectively ended Chelsea's season.
"Diego spoke to club officials after the game and expressed regret over his reaction to the challenge from Gareth Barry that led to his red card," said a Chelsea statement.
"But Diego was also very clear that he did not bite him at any point during that altercation."
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