Fans of Manchester United were left boiling by a tweet from Chelsea that seemed to gently target the Red Devils and Jadon Sancho. Chelsea presented a picture of Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho during United’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham, which many supporters saw as a jibe at their struggling side.
Set to join the Blues permanently at the end of the season, Sancho made a loan move to Chelsea from United during the summer transfer window. The timing of the message felt to some United supporters like a taunting, which resulted in charges of a “small club mentality” from the Chelsea social media team.
Chelsea’s Form in the Bigger Picture and United’s Defeat
Bruno Fernandes’s red card added to United’s poor loss against Spurs left the team in a difficult position. Chelsea won a solid 4-2 over Brighton meantime, and Cole Palmer gave an amazing performance scoring all four goals. Chelsea ends up six points clear of United in the Premier League ranks.
On Thursday in the Europa Conference League, Chelsea will play Gent; Manchester United will be playing against Porto in Portugal the same evening. Both teams will be trying to grab successes in their separate European contests as tensions between the two fan groups are running strong.
