MANUEL LANZINI shoved Chelsea full-back Reece James and glared at him after levelling for West Ham from the penalty spot.

Edouard Mendy attempted to casually control a pass back, only for Jared Bowen to catch him out and pinch it from between his feet.

The Senegalese keeper then sloppily brought Bowen down and a penalty was awarded.

Lanzini stepped up to send Mendy the wrong way and cancel out Thiago Silva's opener.

But he then took the opportunity to shove England international James and stare him down before celebrating with the West Ham fans.

The Hammers' joy was short-lived though as Mason Mount restored Chelsea's lead shortly before half-time with a sumptuous strike.

Nevertheless, the clash between Lanzini and James got social media debating the incident.

One said: "I want James to score a banger now and then jump in front of Lanzini."

While another added: "Lanzini giving Reece James s**t as if he wouldn't fold him like a deck chair."

But others were totally baffled by the incident as they could not see why Lanzini reacted in that way.

"Lol why is Lanzini having a go at Reece James?," said one fan. "Like did James do something to trigger him?"

And another bemused fan added: "What’s that beef between Lanzini and Reece James?"

Lanzini lined up for West Ham off the left behind Michail Antonio, with Bowen on the right.

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So he may have come up against James once or twice in the match, but there was little to indicate there was any major disagreement between the two.

Lanzini's goal came after Thiago Silva had put Chelsea ahead with a powerful header from a corner.

The penalty then evened things up before Mount's delicious volley gave the visitors a half-time lead at the London Stadium.

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