Chelsea fans moan Frank Lampard ‘has blood on his hands’ after Tomori turns into prime Maldini to deny Newcastle tap-in
CHELSEA fans were furious after seeing old boy Fikayo Tomori produce a miraculous block in AC Milan’s 2-1 win at Newcastle.
One Blues’ supporter even claimed former Stamford Bridge boss Frank Lampard had “blood on his hands” for letting Tomori go in 2021.
Fikayo Tomori timed this block from Miguel Almiron to perfection
ReutersAlmiron was preparing to slot into an empty goal[/caption]
The five-cap England centre-back somehow stretched to bend a foot round and stop Miguel Almiron slotting the Toon in front.
Newcastle needed victory to have any chance of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages.
And Tomori earned comparisons with Italy legend Paolo Maldini for the way he judged his last-ditch slide as Almiron zoomed in virtually on the goal-line.
Viewers reckon “Chelsea would weep” after watching the intervention from the Stamford Bridge academy product.
Another fan suggested the magical moment shows the 25-year-old should be an England regular.
He posted: “Yet Gareth Southgate plays Maguire and benches Tomori.”
Joelinton cracked the Magpies ahead on 33 minutes as the home side dominated possession.
But ex-Chelsea winger Christian Pulisic levelled for Milan just before the hour mark.
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And Samuel Chukwueze angled the clincher for the Serie A giants with a sweet finish to a sweeping counter-attack in the 85th minute.
Defeat left the Magpies bottom of Group F and out of the Champions League.
GettyNewcastle went on to take the lead after this near miss but AC Milan fought back to break their hearts[/caption]
