Chelsea suffered a disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, and Blues fans weren't impressed with Cesc Fabregas' performance.

The Spaniard kept his place in the starting XI following the impressive 2-1 victory away against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League in midweek, but he failed to make much of an impression against the Premier League leaders as former Blue Kevin De Bruyne scored the winning goal in the second half.

Fabregas lined up in a more advanced role in both matches than he has been used to in recent times with the west London outfit, but it was a gamble that failed to pay off against Pep Guardiola's men.

Chelsea supporters were quick to have their say on his showing via social media, and while some described him as "a passenger", others said "he should never start a match again".

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…