'I am not a clown': Mauricio Pochettino fires back at critics after masterminding 4-3 Manchester United defeat

Chelsea showed proof of life under Mauricio Pochettino to win an extraordinary game of football against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Cole Palmer scored the winner with the last kick of the game to seal a 4-3 win.

For large parts of the second half, Manchester United looked like they would take all three points, but the 21-year-old had other ideas, bagging a hattrick after Conor Gallagher had opened the scoring.

In a game of real twists and turns two goals from Alejandro Garnacho and a Bruno Fernandes strike counted for nothing as Pochettino let his mask slip and jumped up and down the touchline to celebrate while punching the air.

Asked why it's taken him almost the entire season to show that kind of emotions and try to connect with the Chelsea fans, he said being a good coach had nothing to do with just being ‘crazy’ from the sideline.

He told reporters after the win at Stamford Bridge: “Passion is not to be a crazy guy doing stupid things on the touchline. I'm not like this. The team needs to show passion when it's 11 players on the pitch, running and desperate to get the ball back and score goals.

“I need to be calm, very clinical and analytic to help them in every aspect of the game. At the end of the game, of course, show your passion like I did. But it's not a circus where you need a clown to do something on the touchline.

“We are one of the youngest teams in Europe, so we the coaching staff need to be calm. I am not a clown, I am a coach. If someone wants a clown, go and find a clown.”

Chelsea can now use this as a springboard to salvage something from this absurd season as they are just two points behind seventh-placed West Ham United.