Chelsea forward, Nicolas Jackson has fired back at former Blues midfielder Mikel Obi, who recently criticised his performance.
Jackson bluntly told the ex-Chelsea star to “shut his mouth” after Mikel suggested the striker squandered too many chances during last Sunday’s match against Manchester City.
Mikel had also hinted that Chelsea might want to explore signing Victor Osimhen as a potential alternative.
Meanwhile, the Senegalese forward quoted an image from a popular soccer page, #433, following his opener in Sunday’s clash with the Wolverhampton Wanderers, which the Blues won 6-2.
“Mikel Obi, shut your mouth, don’t talk sh*t, we are killing ourselves for Africa,” Jackson wrote in a post on Instagram, making his feelings about the criticism clear.
The forward headed in at the back post inside the opening two minutes for Chelsea’s first goal.
Mikel fires
Mikel, 37, aimed for Jackson’s goal-scoring prowess on beIN Sport during Chelsea’s 2-0 loss to Man City last weekend.
The Blues icon said, “We created chances, we haven’t taken them. And just an example of how Jackson finishes.
“You can see there, even though he was offside, he dribbles [past] one or two or three players and the way he shoots the ball!
“You need a striker who knows how to hit a ball back in the back of the net and that’s what we don’t have.
“I know I talk so much about him and sometimes I sound like I disrespect him. I don’t disrespect him.
Hahaha,oga no quarrel abeg.