Azpilicueta reacts after being barged into photographer by Lukaku

Chelsea's Cesar Azpilicueta has played down an incident which involved Man Utd's Romelu Lukaku barging him into a photographer.

Lukaku sent the Chelsea skipper flying off the pitch after a tussle near the corner flag.

Azpilicueta almost hit the fence protecting the spectators from the action, but instead collided with United's official club photographer of 25 years.

Asked about the incident by the Metro, he said: "I was okay, maybe I was lucky I had the photographer just in front of me. I was going straight to the wall.

"It's a fight, it's a fight, we knew they are a very physical team. Physicality is part of football, the battles, I'm happy for it."

The two teams battled out a fiercely contested 1-1 draw, which left Chelsea in a strong position to claim a top four spot by the end of the season.