Willian explains why he had a photo with Conte blocked

Willian has attempted to explain what happened over the controversial Instagram post after Chelsea’s FA Cup triumph at the end of last season.

After Chelsea beat Manchester United 1-0 in last campaign’s FA Cup final – with Eden Hazard scoring from the penalty spot – Willian took to Instagram to post a picture of the team celebrating with the trophy on the pitch.

But Willian, who came on as a 90th minute substitute at Wembley, posted an altered picture with Antonio Conte’s figure blocked out with three gold trophy emojis.

And now, over two months after the final, the Brazilian winger has opened up on the much-talked-about social media post, claiming his daughter got hold of his phone and doctored the image.

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Willian told ESPN Brasil: ‘My daughter was playing with my cell phone and she ended up putting those emojis over Conte.

‘After the final I got a plane right after the game to come to Brazil. When I got here, early in the morning, I was posting some pictures of the champions and, well, I was a bit too tired and ended up posting them like that.’

The Italian, having led Chelsea to the title the season before last, cut an increasingly frustrated figure as his team failed to shine in the Premier League last term.

And in the summer, Conte was replaced by Maurizio Sarri, who kicks off Chelsea’s Premier League season against Huddersfield away.

Speaking ahead of the start of the season under new management, Willian admits Conte was ‘difficult to work with’.

‘I hope he (Sarri) is not like Conte,’ Willian added. ‘No, I’m kidding. For me, Conte was a manager who was very difficult to work with. His philosophy, his way of dealing with things is very complicated.’

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