Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi has said that Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe's violent confrontation last Friday was like an "English pub fight." Rabiot and England under-21 international Rowe were involved in a physical altercation after Marseille's 1-0 defeat at Stade Rennais that led to both players being transfer listed by the club in a public statement.

Olympique de Marseille surprised everyone last week by officially announcing that players Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe had been placed on the transfer list. The decision, made together with the coaching staff, was in response to a violent incident that occurred in the locker room after the 1-0 defeat to Rennes at the start of Ligue 1.

Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi says the fight between players Adrien Rabiot and Jonathan Rowe was like a brawl in a pub and that he has never seen anything like it before in soccer.