Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino refused to criticise his players despite the Blues suffering a shock 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.

While the London club can still recover the deficit in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, fans were clearly not happy with the performance as Thiago Silva addressed the away support following the final whistle.

Pochettino and his players will be looking for a much better result when they take on Fulham at home in the Premier League this weekend.

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