‘He's one of us already' – Chelsea fans in awe of Joao Pedro for what he did to PSG rival in Club World Cup final
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CHELSEA fans have already fallen in love with Joao Pedro - and not just for his goals.
The £55million newboy has three goals in three games for Chelsea and helped fire them to their Club World Cup triumph.
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Cole Palmer was involved in an altercation with Fabian Ruiz with Joao Pedro stepping in
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Pedro and Ruiz then had their own coming together
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Pedro stared down the midfielder and did not help him up
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The striker was involved in a full-time tussle with PSG boss Luis Enrique raising his hands
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Pedro fell to the ground as a result of the melee
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He scored two stunning goals in the semi-final and netted the third in a 3-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday.
But he has also shown a fiery side and has not been afraid to back up his team-mates.
Pedro, who was hit in the face after the final whistle by PSG boss Luis Enrique, also had a confrontation during the match.
He rushed over to assist Cole Palmer after he was involved in a coming together with Fabian Ruiz.
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Palmer wound up his opponent with a spectacular phase of play that saw him fall to the ground before getting up and taking the ball past Ruiz.
He then sprinted to the byline and with nowhere to go he stopped the ball dead before backheeling it through the humiliated midfielder's legs.
Ruiz reacted by shoving Palmer but the England star reacted in kind, before Pedro rushed over to help him out.
Moments later Pedro then used his physicality to shove Ruiz to the floor and then stared him down, and Chelsea fans loved it.
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One reacted saying: "Joao Pedro saw the afters between Palmer and Ruiz and decided to make sure he knew Cole wasn't riding solo out here. My man is down for the scrap. He's one of us already."
Another added: "Joao Pedro and Cole are rage baiting Fabian Ruiz 🤣🤣"
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And a third wrote: "Fabian Ruiz is getting toyed with 😂😂😂 Pedro and Palmer have him crying."
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