Conor Gallagher insists Chelsea players are trying amid a sign being held by a young fan at their defeat at Arsenal calling for more effort.

The Blues suffered a 5-0 humiliation at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday night – their heaviest London derby defeat since 1986.

Chelsea were embarrassed against rivals Arsenal in Tuesday night's London derby

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Chelsea were embarrassed against rivals Arsenal in Tuesday night’s London derbyCredit: Rex

Mauricio Pochettino‘s side conceded just five minutes into the clash, with Leandro Trossard firing the hosts into an early lead.

Ben White then helped himself to an unlikely double in the second half, with ex-Chelsea star Kai Havertz also bagging two goals to rub salt in the wounds of his former employers.

With Mikel Arteta‘s men 5-0 up after another from White and cruising, the camera panned towards the away end, where a supporter held aloft a sign to the dejected Chelsea squad.

It read: “I don’t want your shirt! I want you to want to fight for ours. UTC [Up the Chels].”

The fan’s heartfelt message resonated amongst the Blues faithful, who were quick to agree with the youngster’s view on social media.

One X user said: “That sign the kid was holding broke me even more. Hang your heads in shame Chelsea.”

Another posted: “This sign held by a fan at tonight’s game says it all… FIGHT FOR THE SHIRT!”

A third added: “Poch should nail that to the dressing room wall.”

Chelsea fans have agreed with this youngster's message to the players

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Chelsea fans have agreed with this youngster’s message to the players
Pochettino has been told to put the sign in the Chelsea dressing room

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Pochettino has been told to put the sign in the Chelsea dressing roomCredit: Getty

This fan messaged: “Absolutely spot on. Beyond embarrassing at this stage.

“These players bar one or two don’t deserve to even wear the shirt. So so bad.”

And one then simply stated: “Damn f****** right.”

When asked about the sign and any perceptions the Chelsea players aren’t working hard enough, Gallagher said: “We definitely are putting the effort in.

“I know how much it means to all the boys. It is a very young squad with not much experience as a team in the Premier League.

“We have had a lot of ups and downs and we are still improving as a team to get to the next level and today was one of those days we were nowhere near it.

“But also we will look at the performance and where we can improve and move forward.”


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