Eden Hazard clearly left his mark at Stamford Bridge in his seven years at Chelsea, but the Belgian wouldn’t have expected to see a banner with his image and name on it unveiled this past weekend.
Chelsea’s Matthew Harding stand unfurled a banner before kick-off against Liverpool which showed their former No.10 sliding in celebration, alongside his name.
But those responsible for the display have spoken out and denied that it was a tribute to their ex-player, explaining that it was a mistake and they brought the wrong flag with them.
“People actually thinking the Hazard flag was used on purpose by the MH Stand,” they wrote on Twitter.
“So much work/effort goes into organising these things and having so many flags it was bound to happen one day.
“[It] wasn’t ideal but if we can’t laugh at ourselves…”