Despite claiming the biggest victory of his Chelsea career so far with a 6-0 demolition of Everton on Monday, a fuming Mauricio Pochettino threatened to take action against his players over their controversial behaviour during the match.
The Blues claimed their most convincing win of the season against the Toffees, with star player Cole Palmer scoring four goals, including a first-half hat-trick.
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Nicolas Jackson and Alfie Gilchrist also got on the scoresheet, but there was one incident that left Pochettino furious.
Chelsea were awarded a penalty just after the hour mark when they were 4-0 up, but in rather bizarre fashion, several of their players were seen fighting over who should take the spot-kick, with Noni Madueke and Jackson leading the charge.
Match captain Conor Gallagher then took the ball and gave it to their designated penalty-taker Palmer, who calmly converted.
However, the entire commotion left their manager seething in his post-match press conference.
"First of all, I want to tell you to make clear that they know, the players know, the staff know, the club know that the taker on penalties is Cole Palmer," Pochettino said, according to Sky Sports.
"It is a shame. I am so, so upset about this situation. We were talking in the dressing room about the image that we send because this is Monday night football and in every single country they were watching the game.
"We cannot send this type of image. It is a shame and I want to apologise to football people and our fans because that is unacceptable.
"I told them this is the last time I accept this type of behaviour. They’re all, involved in this situation, all out next time.
"This is not a joke. It is impossible after a performance like this.
"It shows we are in a process where we will learn a lot, we need to change and see more in the collective way than to think of individual achievement."
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