His replacement, Frederic Kanoute, and Dani Alves put the game beyond their hosts in the space of nine second-half minutes to hand Sevilla only their fifth away win of the season and move the club to within three points of the Champions League spots.

But despite the fact that his substitution led to the win for his club, Luis Fabiano claimed he would rather not play at all than be substituted mid-game and wants to speak to Jimenez about the situation.

"The change at half-time surprised me, I didn't see it coming," he told Spanish newspaper Marca.

"I'm going to speak to the coach because if he's going to take me off every game then it'd be better for me to stay on the bench.

"Nobody likes having to come off during a game."

Luis Fabiano, who is La Liga's top scorer this season with 23 goals, has hit out at such decisions before when former coach Juande Ramos was at the helm.

However, Sunday's outburst was the first occasion on which he has criticised Jimenez.

His comments may be a further indication of the Brazilian's desire to leave the Andalusian club.

He is currently in negotiations with Sevilla directors to extend his contract, which expires at the end of next season, but he has given mixed signals about his desire to remain at the club.

The 27-year-old has recently been linked with moves to the Premier League as well as La Liga leaders Real Madrid, and has spoken favourably about both possibilities.

In January he said: "It is very difficult for me to remain in Sevilla. The negotiations for me to go to England are very advanced. It is my great opportunity."

Since then speculation about his departure has increased, especially after his wife and young daughters were robbed at gunpoint in their Seville home while Luis Fabiano was at training in late March.