Chelsea players had no respect for Graham Potter and even gave him a nickname at the club.

Potter was sacked on Sunday following the Blues’ disappointing defeat to Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday.

However, the Evening Standard is now reporting that the Englishman was sacked for his lack of respect among the players.

The club’s hierarchy had to let him go despite club co-owner Todd Boehly and the board's previous plans to support Potter through thick and thin.

One of the most eye-catching things, according to the newspaper, is that the 47-year-old did not command the respect of his large group of players.

According to the report, there was no mutiny against the former Brighton boss, but players were uninspired by his personality, his methods, and his team selections.

The players went as far as giving their manager ‘unflattering nicknames’ like Harry Potter’, with other references to ‘Quidditch’.

The players, as the Independent also reported, simply do not respect a man who had never managed at the elite level before.