John Terry one of four Chelsea players fuming with Antonio Conte

Conte had been using the FA Cup to give his fringe players a run out, but with Manchester United pitching up to Stamford Bridge on Monday, the Italian decided to field his strongest eleven.

This meant Terry and his centre-back partner Kurt Zouma warmed the bench while Asmir Begovic was pushed out of the eleven by No.1 stopper Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea youngster Nathan Ake did not even make the matchday squad, leaving several players angry with Conte’s snub. 

Chelsea fixtures

Stoke (A) – Sat 18 Mar
Crystal Palace (H) – Sat 1 Apr
Manchester City (H) – Wed 5 Apr
Bournemouth (A) – Sat 8 Apr
Manchester United (A) – Sun 16 Apr
Southampton (H) – Sun 23 Apr
Everton (A) – Sun 30 Apr

The team selection paid off with Chelsea beating ten-men United 1-0 in the game.

There was no complaints from any of their other first-team players, but Terry and co are reportedly unhappy with the lack of faith shown by Conte.

Ake returned to Stamford Bridge from Bournemouth under the impression he would be given first-team action, but the defender has played just 180 minutes since arriving back in January.