CHELSEA’s Premier League match with Manchester United was temporarily stopped due to an unexpected kit violation.
Red Devils hitman Rasmus Hojlund was the guilty party in the second half of the Stamford Bridge showdown on Friday night, which Chelsea won 1-0.
The Denmark international returned to the pitch after the second-half interval wearing what appeared to be a fitness tracker.
Hojlund’s wearing of the device didn’t go unnoticed, with the referee Chris Kavanagh briefly halting the game and instructing him to remove it.
And the Dane couldn’t help but laugh as he made his way to the touchline to hand over the device.
The bizarre incident stunned footie fans, who flocked to X to give their thoughts.
One wrote: “Hojlund really came on the pitch with an Apple Watch.”
Another said: “[He was] counting his steps.”
And another said: “Counting his steps cos (sic) he knows he won’t score.”
One remarked: “Bruv just wanted to get his steps in.”
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United thought they’d taken the lead in the 16th minute thanks to a neat finish from Harry Maguire.
But the defender’s strike was ruled out for a marginal offside.
Many of the Old Trafford faithful were adamant that Blues defender Marc Cucurella played Maguire onside and that the goal should’ve stood.
And Spain international Cucurella rubbed salt into their wounds by breaking the deadlock in the 71st minute, with his strike proving to be the only goal of the game.
