Reports have emerged stating how Frank Lampard tore into Marcos Alonso in front of his team-mates after the Spaniard went to watch the second half of Saturday’s 3-3 draw at West Brom alone on the Chelsea bus.

The Athletic claims insiders told them Lampard was “the angriest they’ve ever seen him” after Alonso, who was subbed at half-time, made for the bus instead of sitting among with other subs in The Hawthorns stands.

Alonso was apparently seen returning to the pitchside seats about 15 minutes into the second half.

But it is believed he had originally sat on the Chelsea team bus by himself after taking a shower following his half-time hook.

According to The Sun, Lampard pulled Alonso up in front of the rest of his squad after the game, claiming the left-back had damaged team unity by acting selfishly.

A source told The Athletic: “The players were saying they have never seen the manager like this.

“It kicked off after the game and he was going made at Alonso.

“Some were talking about how they’d be surprised if he plays for Chelsea ever again.”

Alonso was at fault for two of West Brom’s three first-half goals.

And after being replaced by right-back Cesar Azpilicueta at the break, he is now set to lose his spot altogether to new £50million arrival Ben Chilwell.

The perfect response from Liverpool in the 28th minutes when Sadio Mane leveled for the Reds having behind the Gunners.

Mo Salah’s shot was parried by Bernd Leno, but it fell straight to Sadio Mane who tapped in from point-blank range.

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Arsenal took the lead against the run of play in the 25th minute of the game as Alexandre Lacazette scored for the visitors.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles played a tame ball into the box, but Andy Robertson had a nightmare and played it straight into the path of Lacazette. He obliged and tucked it past Alisson.

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Chelsea starlet Jake Clarke-Salter is reportedly wanted by Trabzonspor and Club Brugge with Championship clubs also interested in his signature.

Both clubs would like to take him on loan and a decision on his future will be made soon, according to Goal.com journalist Nizaar Kinsella.

He also said that while an overseas loan deal is possible, there are also some Championship clubs interested in Clarke-Salter too.

Fans are divided about who he should go to, with one saying: “Club Brugge are in the European competition, he should go there and gain more experience.”

Another fan disagreed and replied: “No buddy! he must come to Trabzonspor, where Baker is.”

Clarke Salter, 22, has also been a target for Championship sides Birmingham City and Nottingham Forest.

Despite their interest, it seemed that a deal for the English starlet had been agreed with Ligue 1 side Brest, according to Football Insider.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reckons Chelsea will challenge for the Premier League title this season.

As reported by the Liverpool Echo, he said: “The Premier League and these teams with what what they do is too much and too good that the season isn’t decided before started, so it doesn’t just work like this.”

Before he added: “Nobody is safe of these kinds of things and so we have to work incredibly hard to sort it out, but the other teams have no influence.

“When we face them we want to beat them, that’s all we can do, but, yes often it is an open race.

“Chelsea will be there 100 per cent, United will be there, Arsenal and Tottenham will always be there.”

Frank Lampard has been urged to switch to a back three to help combat Chelsea’s leaky defence.

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson wants centre-back Antonio Rudiger back into the squad.

Merson told The Star: “Frank Lampard needs to change his tactics or Chelsea can kiss goodbye to Antonio Rudige.

“Chelsea have got five centre-backs and that’s too many unless you’re playing three every week – and I think that’s what Lampard should do.

“At the moment he’s playing a back four and someone is always going to miss out. Right now it’s Rudiger, which surprises me.

“I thought Kurt Zouma or Andreas Christensen would go this summer because Rudiger is better than both of them.

“But he can’t even get on the bench. If that carries on he’ll be gone. He won’t want to stick around to be fifth choice.

“But if Lampard switches to three at the back with wing-backs, he solves the problem and gets the best out of Thiago Silva, who won’t be so exposed in that system.”

Frank Lampard has called on Callum Hudson-Odoi to consistently produce the performance that spearheaded Chelsea’s comeback from three goals down to draw away to West Bromwich Albion on Saturday.

The young winger came off the bench at half-time and scored the second goal in an exciting comeback that was still not sufficient to mask the defensive mistakes of the opening period.

Hudson-Odoi had struggled for end product in the midweek Carabao Cup win over Barnsley but given another chance to impress at The Hawthorns, he stated a convincing case for more regular minutes.

Lampard was impressed but said that for Hudson-Odoi must maintain that level going forward.

“Callum gave me everything I asked and wanted from him in terms of his ability to go one v one, trying to take people on and he got his goal,” the head coach told football.london.

“That’s what Callum needs to do. That’s the sort of impact he can have for us and it has to be consistent. He gave himself a great platform now to continue in that vain. He’ll be very important for us if he does.”

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Chelsea’s new signing Thiago Silva had a horror show against West Brom and has apologised to fans.

Tammy Abraham struck in stoppage time to complete a spectacular second-half comeback for Chelsea at West Bromwich Albion.

Callum Robinson’s arrowed finish gave West Brom a fourth-minute lead and the striker capitalised on a loose touch from Chelsea debutant and captain Thiago Silva to double the lead on 25 minutes.

West Brom had a third two minutes later as Kyle Bartley converted Darnell Furlong’s flick at a corner.

Mason Mount’s long-range shot gave Chelsea hope 10 minutes after half-time. Callum Hudson-Odoi added a second after a neat exchange with Kai Havertz.

And three minutes into time added on, Abraham tapped in Sam Johnstone’s parry as Chelsea came from 3-0 behind to avoid defeat for the first time in the Premier League.

The Brazilian later took to his social media account to tell fans how much their support means to him.

He wrote: “I want to thank my teammates and the entire staff for their continuous support since I joined Chelsea FC. I am really grateful of that support .

“I promise to all of you that I will give everything I have on the pitch, putting all my energy and commitment into the games to come.”

Fresh reports have emerged as to the reason Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante.

The Mirror claim the Red Devils boss is a long-term admirer of the of the abrasive all-action player, and has made a surprise enquiry for him.

It is also claimed that Solskjaer wants the 29-year-old to “add extra muscle” to his impressive midfield line-up which includes recent signings Bruno Fernandes and Donny van de Beek..

Contact has been made with the midfielder’s representatives – but he would have to take a big cut on his £300,000-per-week wages.

He is also attracting interest from Inter Milan, managed by former Stamford Bridge manager Antonio Conte.

It appears that Chelsea, who have spent more than £200million in this transfer window, are prepared to allow Kante to leave for the right offer.

Antonio Rudiger is reportedly a loan target of some of the biggest clubs in Europe, who are hoping to snap up the out-of-favour 27-year-old.

According to the Daily Mail , Paris Saint-Germain have made an approach for the German. The French champions want to loan Rudiger for the season, but include an option to buy clause in the deal.

Barcelona have also been named as a potential landing spot, but Chelsea would prefer to sell on a permanent basis.

Nevertheless, with Rudiger not a part of Lampard’s plans and expected to leave before the 5 October deadline, negotiations continue.