Chelsea Under-21 head coach Calum McFarlane was travelling to the Windsor light show with his wife and children on New Year’s Day when he received a call from one of his superiors asking how soon he could get to Cobham.
Enzo Maresca was no longer in charge, and Chelsea needed someone to temporarily take the lead for their trip to Manchester City on Sunday.
Naturally, McFarlane never made it to Windsor, so the missus wasn’t too pleased, but he will be under the lights of the Etihad Stadium. Him in one technical area, managing his first-ever senior match, and Pep Guardiola in the other, overseeing his 562nd for City.