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Kylian Mbappe was left furious as PSG boss Luis Enrique hooked him from their 2-0 derby win over Marseille after 64 minutes.
The French superstar captained the Ligue 1 leaders at the Orange Velodrome for Le Classique on Sunday evening. But with PSG a goal up and a man down, Enrique opted to haul off the attacker for Goncalo Ramos.
Mbappe was left visibly shocked by the decision, shrugging as he saw his number come up on the board. The Frenchman then kept scrunching his face up as he walked off the pitch.
After high-fiving most of the bench, Mbappe headed straight down the tunnel with Ousmane Dembele. Enrique vigourously defended his decision after the final whistle, insisting he would not be apologising.
“It’s the same music every single week, the same music… it’s so boring. I am the manager, I make the decisions every day, every week. I am going to do the same until my last day in Paris," he told Prime Video Sport.
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"I always try to find the best solution for my team. I think I am right. Even if you don’t (understand it), I don’t care. I don’t care at all. Today we made too many mistakes. It's part of football, we have to accept it and progress."
Mbappe clearly remained unhappy though, posting a cryptic picture on Instagram of himself with his back to the camera. The post also had no caption, with Mbappe not speaking to the media.
PSG boss Luis Enrique defended his decision to bring off Mbappe (Getty Images)Before his substitution, PSG had already gone down to 10 men after defender Lucas Beraldo was sent off for bringing down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Despite seeing Beraldo head for an early bath, PSG still took the lead.
Vitinha fired a low strike past Marseille keeper Pau Lopez to open the scoring for the visitors seven minutes after the break. The hosts thought they had levelled just eight minutes later though.
Jordan Veretout found the back of the net on the hour mark. But the goal was eventually ruled out by VAR after it was deemed that Luis Henrique had obscured PSG keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma's view.
Enrique made his controversial decision to haul off Mbappe just three minutes later. But his decision appeared to be proven right as Ramos fired in four minutes from time to secure a win for the visitors.
The victory has seen them move 12 points clear of second-placed Brest at the top of Ligue 1. They now need 10 points from their final seven games to win the title in what is Mbappe's final season at the club.
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