Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he feared the sack after an embarrassing 4-2 defeat against Wolves earlier this season.
Olivier Giroud confirmed on Monday that he will leave AC Milan at the end of the season to end his long career in Major League Soccer.
Mykhailo Mudryk also scored for Mauricio Pochettino's Chelsea, who are seventh in the table with two games remaining, fuellng their hopes in the race for a European spot next season
"Chelsea means a lot to me. I came here with the intention of only staying for a year and it ended up being four years. Not just for me but for my family, too," Silva said during a tearful goodbye speech.
"The referee is unbelievable and it's ridiculous. It is difficult to accept," Pochettino said.
Mauricio Pochettino said he and his struggling Chelsea players must use the final weeks of their dismal season to prove they deserve to stay at the club.
Pochettino's side slumped to an embarrassing 5-0 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday to heap renewed pressure on the beleaguered Chelsea boss.
Chelsea could be without top scorer Cole Palmer for Tuesday's clash away at Premier League leaders Arsenal with the forward struggling to recover from illness, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Monday.
Pep Guardiola's side were second best for long periods of the semi-final, but Chelsea wasted a string of chances before Silva delivered the knockout blow six minutes from full-time.
Chelsea appear lambs to the slaughter ahead of a trip to Manchester City on Saturday with the English champions hitting top form as the business end of the season approaches.
“I am Jose Mourinho and I don’t change. I arrive with all my qualities and my defects,” Mourinho said it back in 2010 when he was announced as the manager of Real Madrid.
Tottenham winger Timo Werner said on Friday "the fun has completely returned" as a result of his loan move from RB Leipzig in January.
Chelsea's poor Premier League campaign has left them 13 points off the final Champions League qualifying spot but midfielder Enzo Fernandez says a change of attitude has given them hope they can still reach Europe's elite club competition next season.
The England international scored twice after Chelsea had fallen behind to Jefferson Lerma's opener, before Enzo Fernandez's 94th-minute goal sealed the victory.
Pochettino's side head to Aston Villa for an FA Cup fourth-round replay on Wednesday reeling after successive heavy defeats.
A hat-trick from Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha again exposed Chelsea's defensive frailties as the visitors came from behind to record a 4-2 win at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Liverpool remain on course to send Jurgen Klopp off as a Premier League winner after Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 at Anfield on Wednesday.
Liverpool will face Chelsea in the League Cup final after surviving a scare in their 1-1 draw against Fulham in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday.
Chelsea stormed into the League Cup final with a 6-1 thrashing of second-tier Middlesbrough to easily overturn a 1-0 first leg deficit at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.