‘Unforgivable from Joao Pedro’ – Chelsea fans rage at £60m man and say striker has ‘attitude problem’ after red card in Champions League win over Benfica

Pedro raised his hands to supporters as he walked off the pitch, seemingly by way of apology, but his actions have certainly not gone down well with supporters.

Chelsea fan @StamfordBrigade posted on X: “Unforgivable for Joao Pedro. he has an attitude problem. he came on in 60th minute. unforgivable to get 2 yellow’s as a sub.”

Supporter @KatlegoPodile also criticised the Brazilian: “Joao Pedro is unnecessary dirty man. Elbows players for nothing lol. That second yellow was soft though.”

There was some sympathy for Pedro from @DONeill90 who posted: “Joao Pedro has been sent off for an elbow that wasn’t and a high foot that made no contact with the player. Misses the Ajax game as a result. What a joke.”

But @CFCKhris wasn’t surprised to see Pedro sent off, posting: “I knew Joao Pedro red card wasn’t long before it came. Otamendi kept working on him, intentionally provoking him and it worked.”

And @Itengozi called on Chelsea to sanction their summer signing: “Fine Joao Pedro and fine him hard. This is no longer funny. You cannot have 3 consecutive red cards in as many games.”