Alejandro Garnacho left Manchester United to sign for Chelsea in the summer after falling out of favour at Old Trafford. But he has already been left red-faced as he has been handed just four starts by Blues boss Enzo Maresca and remained on the bench as his new side ran riot against Ajax on Wednesday evening.

Garnacho appeared to have a big future at Old Trafford when he first nailed down a starting spot on the wing. But he struggled under Ruben Amorim and took aim at the Portuguese coach after being left out of United’s starting line-up in last season’s Europa League final. He was told to find a new club and favoured a transfer to Stamford Bridge over a move elsewhere.

Garnacho was forced to wait until the start of October to make his Premier League debut for Chelsea as he featured from the outset against Liverpool.

He was also named in the starting line-up for the Blues’ trip to Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

But he was hooked at half-time at the City Ground after being shouted at by team-mate Pedro...