Jose Mourinho was left seething when Manchester United's scheduled Heathrow flight failed to show on time on Monday, forcing them to make a five-hour trip home by coach.
Mourinho's mood at losing 1-0 to his former club Chelsea darkened as he boarded the team bus at Stamford Bridge and was told the plane had not yet arrived at Heathrow.
United's manager is understood to have berated club officials, angry that his squad — who played their 46th game of the season in the FA Cup quarter-final defeat — faced a prolonged journey home.
United opted to use the team coach only for roadworks to delay the shattered squad's arrival at their Carrington training complex until 4am.