When Chelsea went to Southampton at the start of December and won 5-1, the gap to Liverpool was closed to seven points and the travelling supporters sang of having their club back.
Fast-forward not even three months and with, Liverpool 21 points out of sight and the Blues down in seventh, it was the music of protest that provided the pre-match soundtrack here. Among the 200 or so supporters who gathered outside Stamford Bridge to voice discontent at the club’s ownership, “We want our Chelsea back” was about as polite as it got.
