Antonio Rudiger accuses Spurs fan of sick monkey chants during Chelsea’s 2-0 win in London derby

ANTONIO RUDIGER asked “When will this nonsense end?” after being targeted with monkey chants by a moronic Spurs fan.

A fiery London derby was halted in the 63rd minute when Rudiger said there was racist chanting before Blues skipper Cesar Azpilicueta told referee Anthony Taylor about the alleged incident.

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And last night the PFA called for a government enquiry into racism within football.

Tottenham and Chelsea united to condemn the ‘sickening’ abuse and Spurs launched an investigation into the incident which came minutes after Son Heung-min was sent off for kicking out at Rudiger.

Rudiger tweeted: “It is really sad to see racism again at a football match, but I think it’s very important to talk about it in public.

“If not, it will be forgotten again in a couple of days as always. I don’t want to involve Tottenham as an entire club into this situation as I know that just a couple of idiots were the offenders.

“I got a lot of supportive messages on social media from Spurs fans as well in the last hours — thank you a lot for this​

“I really hope that the offenders will be found and punished soon.

“And in such a modern ground like the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with dozens of TV and security cameras, it must be possible to find and subsequently punish them.

“If not, then there must have been witnesses in the stadium who saw and heard the incident.

“It’s just such a shame that racism still exists in 2019. When will this nonsense stop?”

Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld added: “It does not belong in football, I hope they find the individuals  because  we are all sick of it.”

Chelsea captain Azpilicueta revealed after the final whistle that he wants those in charge to help eliminate racism in football as soon as possible.

Azpilicueta said: “It is made very clear to us that if we have heard any racist incident to report it.

“Toni came to me and he told me he was listening in the crowd to monkey noises and my job as a captain is to go straight to the referee and to report it.

“We are very concerned and aware of the problems. We must work together towards the eradication of the problem.”

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After the flashpoint, the PA announcer said on three occasions: “Racist behaviour among spectators is interfering with the game, please remember in football there is no place for racism.”​

It is understood that this was referencing the one incident in question.​It is the first time Fifa’s racism protocol has been used in the Premier League.

A Spurs spokesman later confirmed: The North Londoners released a statement after the game, saying:

"We are now conducting a thorough investigation which will include liaising with Chelsea and their players for their observations.

"Any form of racism is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated in our stadium.

"We take any such allegations extremely seriously and shall take the strongest possible action against any individual found to be behaving in such a way, including stadium bans."

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The Professional Footballers’ Association are determined to make a stand.

It released a statement saying: “We believe the time has come for all governing bodies to unite collectively to end this abuse.

“The PFA calls for a government enquiry into racism and the rise in hate crime within football.”

Speaking on Sky Sports, pundit Gary Neville criticised those involved in the racist abuse, saying:  "How long before the players take matters into their own hands?

"If they walked off, could you blame them? No."When it happens in other countries, we rightly scream for punishment, but we should scream equally as loud in this country. It's not just about football."

Later he added: "We have a racism problem in England. The Premier League has to stand up. They hide behind the FA.

"We just had a general election in this country with both leaders accused of fuelling racism in their parties.

"If it's accepted in the highest office in the country, it's a far bigger problem (than one individual).

"We maybe have to empower the players to walk off the pitch to stop the entertainment.

"The PFA have to act, they have to protect players in this country, players are receiving abuse and that's unacceptable.

"Stop pointing the finger towards the Spanish and Bulgarian FA, and sort out your own house."

The FA are expected to probe the North Londoners after missiles nearly hit Chelsea’s No 1 Kepa Arrizabalaga.

​Spurs boss Jose Mourinho said: “It saddens me. I hate racism in society, I hate racism in football.​

Blues boss Frank Lampard said: “Of course I am going to support Toni. It has to be dealt with.”