The Chelsea dressing room were reportedly left shocked by Thomas Tuchel's decision to leave Tammy Abraham out of his 20-man squad to take on Manchester City this Saturday.
But the Blues boss had the last laugh by guiding the south-west London side to the FA Cup final as Chelsea beat the Citizens 1-0 at Wembley without Abraham.
Abraham is Chelsea's leading goalscorer in the FA Cup this season having found the back of the net four times in the competition.
Tuchel was able to name up to nine substitutes for the semi-final clash but was still unable to find room for the fit-again England international.
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