Diego Costa dismissed the importance of his mid-game spat with Pedro during Chelsea's 2-0 defeat to Tottenham, likening his fellow Spain international to a "brother".
Premier League pacesetters Chelsea were denied a record 14th successive win in a single top-flight season as Dele Alli's double earned Spurs the bragging rights over their London rivals at White Hart Lane.
Part of Chelsea's problem on the day was a lack of cohesion in attack and that was encapsulated by a first-half incident that saw Pedro and Costa embroiled in a heated exchange after a miscommunication between the two.
"Nothing happened," the former Atletico Madrid striker told International Business Times.
"We have a great understanding with each other. When you have a trusted relationship and intimacy with a team-mate it is normal for these things to happen.
"It was just a moment during the game and that's it. It was nothing.
"I told him: 'You have to get in there, why didn't you go?' He said 'I went' and I said he didn't. That's it.
"Pedro is my brother and we love each other."
