COLE PALMER furiously threw his gloves into the Chelsea dugout after being subbed off just 18 minutes in at Manchester United.
The travelling Blues were forced into early changes after goalkeeper Robert Sanchez was sent off on five minutes after taking out Bryan Mbeumo.
Bruno Fernades opened the lead on 14 minutes and shortly afterwards, Palmer was sacrificed for midfielder Andrey Santos.
Chelsea's talisman looked baffled as his No10 was shown on the fourth officials board.
And his frustration was evident as Palmer chucked his gloves in the direction of the Blues' dugout.
The England international looked in better spirits walking off the pitch as he embraced with United's Kobbie Mainoo.
But there was little to smile about as Casemiro doubled United's lead ten minutes before the break.
Chelsea fans' misery added when Palmer returned to the bench with an ice pack on his groin.
The 23-year-old missed two games earlier in the season with a groin injury - only returning in the 2-2 draw at Brentford.
His latest setback left Chelsea fans fearing the worst as one said: "If Palmer is out for extended time we’re absolutely doomed."
Another added: "End the season already."
A third said: "You cannot be serious…"
United were also reduced to ten when Casemiro received a second yellow to cap off a chaotic first half in Manchester.
Trevoh Chalobah did pull one back for the visitor's but United held out to take all three points.
miybckmnz
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I keep on saying that Chelsea coach is an average coach nobody believe me, people were saying that he won two cups for Chelsea and I told assuming we've better coach we will have won more than two trophies. How can a coach pull of all his attackers just because of one red card? and put it in mind to play defensive game from 7minutes to 90minutes ,pep will never do a thing like that
Aku-Abata
49
As a Barcelona fan, I pour pregnant woman spit for maresca face 🗣️……. Why taking off pedro Neto when u have take off palmer? Nonsense
popacioprt
42
We lost the match not because of Sanchez, but because of the coach poor tactics, despite Sanchez red card, we would have still won the match if Enzo had made a better sub.
lamine100
24
Cole palmar yesterday
Lomaemotyz
18
Chelsea squad is full of sluggish players who don't even have any Skill on thier own.so it makes it difficulty to see any fluidity in thier game.