Chelsea vs Roma: Gary Cahill slaughtered by Blues fans as Alvaro Morata returns

GARY CAHILL is definitely not the most popular player among Chelsea fans as the defender is named in the starting XI for tonight's clash with Roma (7.45pm).

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Chelsea fans are not happy Gary Cahill is starting against Roma

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte upset a number of fans with his starting XI ahead of the Blues' Champions League clash with Roma.

While supporters are glad to see Alvaro Morata return from a hamstring injury, they are less excited about Gary Cahill starting in central defence alongside Andreas Christensen.

Fans have slammed the England international on Twitter and have called for Conte to drop the 31-year-old if they want to challenge in Europe.

are without N’Golo Kante, Victor Moses and Danny Drinkwater due to injury, but will hope to pick up three points against the Serie A side in their absence.

Scroll through the gallery above to see some of the best reactions from Chelsea fans to their starting XI against Roma.

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