Chelsea star was suspended for lack of respect as fans made captaincy demand

The Saturday lunchtime meeting between Chelsea and Manchester United could see Emmanuel Emegha finally make his Premier League bow for the Blues. The Dutch striker joined from Strasbourg over the summer but injury delayed his debut. He finally made it onto the pitch on Wednesday when Xabi Alonso’s side took on Liverpool in the Carabao Cup , replacing Danny Welbeck with a little over 20 minutes remaining. However, the night ended in disappointment, with Emegha squandering the chance to send Chelsea through on penalties before a Wesley Fofana miss sent Liverpool through .