Levi Colwill risks upsetting Chelsea fans with response to tweet after Manchester United loss

Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill has risked the wrath of the club's fans after appearing to poke fun at the Blues' 4-1 defeat to Manchester United.

The west Londoners suffered their 16th Premier League loss of the season on Thursday night as they were thrashed at Old Trafford.

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Frank Lampard has now lost eight out of his ten games since returning to Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea in 12th spot heading into the final weekend of the campaign.

In what has been a turbulent year on and off the pitch, the Blues have had four different managers, while also splashing out £600million on new players.

However one Chelsea man has enjoyed a stunning term, with Colwill, who is coming to the end of his loan spell at Brighton, helping the Seagulls secure Europa League football.

The 20-year-old has featured regularly since Roberto De Zerbi took charge at the Amex Stadium.

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talkSPORT understands that Chelsea view the defender as a key player for the club following his impressive form.

But Colwill has risked upsetting supporters following a social media post after Chelsea's humiliating defeat.

A popular Brighton fan tweeted him during the game: "Hey mate, how’s your evening going?"

To which he after the full-time whistle with a picture of him and teammate Billy Gilmour, who joined Brighton from Chelsea last summer, all smiles.

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Holding four fingers up with a big grin, Colwill captioned the photo: "Brilliant."

His post comes after the youngster praised Brighton for trusting him when other clubs wouldn't.

He told : "Brighton have done a lot for me. They put their trust in me when others didn’t and I’m a person that loves to repay that. We’ll see.

“I don’t know what is going to happen (at Chelsea)."

Asked about whether another loan deal could be on the cards, he remarked: "Who knows, we’ll see what happens in the summer.

"I love the Brighton fans, I love everything about them (the club). I’ll take that into consideration.”