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“Anger” inside the dressing room and some baffling selection calls reportedly contributed to Graham Potter’s sudden sacking by Chelsea on Sunday.

The Blues decided on Sunday evening – after just six months and 31 games with Potter at the helm – that change was once again required in their dugout. A 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa proved to be the final straw, but a big call from Todd Boehly and Co inside the Blues’ boardroom had been on the cards for some time.

Chelsea’s ownership group had been eager to back Potter, having chosen him to succeed Champions League-winning coach Thomas Tuchel, but found themselves backed into a corner. Potter was expected to show some signs of progress after making a slow start to his reign in west London, but it became impossible to ignore regression on the field and the fact that faith was being eroded among those in the stands.

The Telegraph claims that players inside the dressing room were becoming “angry” at some decisions, with former Brighton boss Potter considered to be “out of his depth”, while big selection calls – such as keeping faith with big-money January signing Mykhailo Mudryk while keeping Mason Mount on the bench – raised alarm bells.