Butt had apparently decided to return home after he had been left out of Bruce's squad for the game against West Ham at Upton Park. "It wasn't ideal and we'll be making internal enquiries over the next 48 hours or so. "I'm going to have discussions with him and I'll deal with it as I see fit. "Now isn't the right time to make decisions because I've just seen my team get stuffed."
"Nicky travelled with the team but when he found out that he wasn't in our 16-man squad, he felt it would be better watching the game on television at home rather than seeing it here at Upton Park," the Blues boss said.