Danny Drinkwater took to social media to explain why he sat down with Man City fans at the weekend.
The ex-Chelsea player was present for City’s 3-1 win over the Blues at the Etihad Stadium when they noticed he was sitting among the home fans.
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Taking to social media to explain the decision, Drinkwater wrote on his Instagram story: “To the @Chelsea fans asking why I’m in the City End … I asked the club for tickets!?! I got none.”
It was accompanied by a circus tent and a rolling eye emoji, suggesting he was not impressed with his old club.
But for fans, he was the one who performed less impressively.
one Chelsea Fan wrote: “Why would they give him a ticket.”
A second said: “He took enough from the club. They gave him a great retirement package.”
A third wrote: “If he really wants to support the club I can’t see any harm in buying his ticket btw.”
A fourth added: “Dirty him ..didn’t do anything significant for the club.”
Meanwhile a fifth wrote: “I won’t even give him a ticket. He can buy them with the wages he gets *****g.”
Although Drinkwater is an ex-Chelsea player, he is not someone the supporters like very much.
to help Leicester City After winning the Premier League title in 2016, the midfielder moved to Chelsea a year later for a fee worth $35 million.
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But he made just 23 appearances for the Blues over a five-year period before leaving for nothing at the end of his contract in 2022.
The 34-year-old has been working on other ventures since retiring last year but saw his restaurant business bust in 2022.
His business world fortunes were further depressed when his 70 per cent stake in the Manchester nightclub closed its doors last month.
Drinkwater is now working on a building site and shared a photo from his new role on Instagram, prompting criticism.
But the former midfielder pushed back a bit, saying: “Some of these messages, behave.
“I love being on site grafting! It’s a choice.”
