GONZALO HIGUAIN was FURIOUS with Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri after he was substituted in the Premier League clash with Burnley on Monday.
The Argentine gave one of his best performances in a Blues shirt as he netted and looked dangerous throughout against the Clarets.
But that didn’t stop Sarri replacing him with Olivier Giroud with 15 minutes left to play at Stamford Bridge.
And Higuain made his feelings clear, throwing his bib to the ground on the bench and shouting something in frustration.
With the score at 2-2 when taken off, the 31-year-old clearly felt like he could be the man to make the difference.
Chelsea started the match brightly but found themselves behind in the eighth minute when Jeff Hendrick scored a wonderful volley from just outside the box.
It didn’t take long for the Blues to take control though as N’Golo Kante and Higuain netted to make it 2-1 in the 14th minute.
But just 10 minutes later Ashley Barnes poked home to level things up.
And despite the efforts of Higuain and co. Chelsea was unable to make a breakthrough and had to settle for a point.
The end of the match ended in ugly scenes with Sarri sent off for arguing with the officials.
Tempers flared between Mateo Kovacic and Ashley Barnes as players from both sides got involved.
And that resulted in Sarri protesting too much in the opinion of referee Kevin Friend.
The scenes became even uglier at full-time as Antonio Rudiger - who wasn't in the Chelsea squad - was furious with so
Stewards eventually stepped in to try and diffuse the situation.
The result meant Chelsea moved back into the top four but they are just one point clear of Arsenal having played a game more.
Next up for the Blues is an away trip to Manchester United on Sunday.
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