Advertisement At the sight of the Chelsea head coach striding across their collective field of vision, a chorus of boos rose in both anger and volume within Chelsea’s away fans, before coalescing into very audible chants of,

One person was not there to see it, however. Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca had gone down the tunnel without much hesitation after the final whistle and, while he later claimed he just wanted to let his squad enjoy the moment, it was hard not to see it as a pointed gesture from a man who was being jeered by those supporters in the first half.

Enzo Maresca said it was “a moment for the players” to celebrate with Chelsea supporters after he left the field quickly following his side’s dramatic late win against Fulham. The recent hostility directed towards the head coach and his style of play vanished the instant Pedro Neto’s superb winner hit the Fulham net in the third minute of stoppage time to make it 2-1 at Craven Cottage,