Chelsea star Noni Madueke has broken his silence on the Instagram post which led to him being loudly booed by Wolves fans on Sunday.
On his official Instagram story, Madueke wrote, "Everything about this place is s***" to his 966,000 followers.
He then claimed the post was meant for a different account, adding: "Damnn wrong instagram account.. You lot are too fast"."
Madueke's comments about Wolverhampton as a city clearly irked supporters of the West Midlands outfit.
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Every touch he made was jeered and any slight error was met with cheers from the home fans.
Yet there were barely any mistakes from Madueke, who was spurred on by the abuse and scored his first career hat-trick in a thumping 6-2 win.
Madueke struck three times in 14 minutes, with all of his efforts assisted by Cole Palmer - who scored the goal of the game in the first half.
Nicolas Jackson and the returning Joao Felix were also on the scoresheet.
After the game, the 22-year-old addressed his social media post and apologised for any offence caused.
"I just want to apologise to anyone I might have offended," he said, via Sky Sports.
"It was a human mistake, an accident. It wasn't meant to be out on my socials. I'm sure Wolverhampton is a lovely town, I'm just sorry. In terms of the boos, I expected it. But you have to learn under that type of pressure."
Madueke is now on four goals for the season after opening his account with the second goal in the 2-0 Europa Conference League play-off first leg win over Swiss side Servette on Thursday.
"It is unbelievable. He is cold and I am fire so it mixes well," Madueke said, discussing his partnership with Palmer.
"He has the ability to always play a pass at the right time. I like to get the ball in space, beat people and make things happen, so luckily today it worked."
Chelsea take on Servette in the second leg on Thursday before they host Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Topics: Chelsea, Wolverhampton Wanderers
Josh Lawless