Garnacho Called Out Over What He Did After Leaving Pitch During Chelsea vs Spurs

Chelsea fans have called out Alejandro Garnacho over what he did after being substituted in his side's 1-0 Premier League win against Tottenham Hotspur.

Garnacho was handed his fourth consecutive Premier League start by manager Enzo Maresca after joining from Manchester United in the summer.

The Argentinian put in another solid performance on the left side of attack, having opened his Chelsea goalscoring account during last Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge.

With the score at 1-0 against Spurs thanks to Joao Pedro's 34th-minute strike, Maresca decided to substitute Garnacho on 66 minutes and bring on Jamie Gittens in his place.

Garnacho has yet to complete 90 minutes since arriving at Chelsea, and shook his head a number of times while sat on the bench after he was taken off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

There was a mixed reaction from fans, with some calling out Garnacho over his reaction, while others claimed that he did not deserve to come off and noted that none of the player's team-mates were sat near him.

Garnacho returned to the Chelsea dugout after being substituted (Image: Premier League)

One fan wrote: "Does Garnacho think he will walk into our team and constantly get 90 mins?"

A second asked: "Why is Garnacho angry?"

A third stated: "Someone needs to remind Garnacho where he is. It's Chelsea. Not every substitution means you had a bad game. Over here we rotate players."

But others defended him, with one writing: "Garnacho didn't deserve that sub."

A second said: "Absolutely unnecessary substitution of Garnacho."

And a third added: "Garnacho is simply more impactful than Gittens and this sub shouldn't have happened this soon."

Chelsea eventually held on for their 1-0 victory, with Gittens missing a late chance from close range to make the scoreline more comfortable.

The Blues have moved up to fourth place in the Premier League table with 17 points from 10 games, though a number of teams below them - Aston Villa, Manchester City, Sunderland and Liverpool - all play later in the weekend and can overtake them with a positive result.