Chelsea fans have slammed interim boss Frank Lampard after his comments about young star Carney Chukwuemeka.

Blues supporters were baffled as to why talented 19-year-old midfielder Chukwuemeka was left on the bench until the 81st minute despite Lampard blocking him from joining England’s U20 World Cup squad.

When asked about not putting him on until the latter stages, Lampard, who is only in charge until Mauricio Pochettino takes over in the summer, said: “You’ve got to wait your time and have to understand.

“I want to get him minutes but I have to think about my job. I thought he did well when he came on.”

This is not a response that Chelsea fans have taken kindly to.

Reacting on social media, a fan said: “???? what job. This is exactly what I was worried about. He’s busy trying to scrap out results that make him look better than actually develop the team for next season.”

Another added: “Job? 7 defeats, 1 draw, and 1 win since he took charge of the club. What job are we talking about here?”

A third replied: “Think about my job ???????????????? you’ve lost virtually every game mate, this guy isn’t serious.”

And a fourth responded: “F***ing hell, he has zero self-awareness.”

Chukwuemeka’s substitute appearance at the Etihad was his first minutes since Lampard returned to Chelsea.

He had not been included in Lampard’s previous eight squads.