Sarri feels the heat as Chelsea fans turn on Italian coach


Soccer Football - FA Cup Fifth Round - Chelsea v Manchester United - Stamford Bridge, London, Britain - February 18, 2019 Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri reacts Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

LONDON (Reuters) - As Chelsea laboured to yet another defeat with a 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round elimination by Manchester United on Monday, howls of frustration broke out from the home supporters tired of coach Maurizio Sarri's familiar tactics.

Chelsea's loss of form has been so steep since their early-season promise that some supporters began to chant about their own coach facing being "sacked in the morning" just seven months after the Italian arrived at Stamford Bridge.

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