MANCHESTER UNITED have secured Champions League football for next season after beating Chelsea 4-1 at Old Trafford.
Casemiro, Anthony Martial. Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford grabbed the goals for Erik Ten Hag’s men while Joao Felix pulled one back for the Blues.
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- Man Utd XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Antony, Bruno, Sancho, Martial
- Chelsea XI: Kepa, Azpilicueta, Fofana, Chalobah, Hall, Gallagher, Enzo, Chukwuemeka, Madueke, Havertz, Mudryk
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Final weekend of Premier League awaits
With everything decided at the top of the table for this season, Man Utd host Fulham at Old Trafford this weekend.
Chelsea face Newcastle, who have also secured their place in the Champions League next season.
Meanwhile, everything is still to be decided at the foot of the table but Everton fans will take solace in the fact their destiny is in their own hands.
Chelsea left clueless of their future
The man who comes in and puts this Chelsea side back challenging for major honours will have one their biggest challenges of their managerial career.
Frank Lampard has failed to get this team firing on all cylinders and they seem to have a squad of individuals with no chemistry.
The look on the players’ faces show the current mindset in West London.
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Having secured their Champions League qualification for next season, Man Utd have the chance now to rest some of their stars for the final league game of the season.
This could be key as they then head into the FA Cup Final hoping to stop their neighbours from being able to complete a treble this season.
Man Utd completed the same feat in 1999 and as such are the only English club to do so and will want, more than anything, to be the ones who prevent Pep Guardiola’s Man City from replicating this.
Brazilian shows worth to Red Devils
Man of the match, Casemiro, continues to impress at Old Trafford.
There is no doubting that this Man Utd team are completely different with and without the holding midfielder.
However, he looks to get forward at any opportunity and has chipped in with goals and assists along the way too.
FT: Man Utd 4-1 Chelsea
Nobody looks more like he wants out of Old Trafford than Frank Lampard this evening.
It is debatable whether he would even accept this job if he were offered it now.
Meanwhile, Man Utd cement their place in the top four and qualification for Champions League football next season.
FT: Man Utd 4-1 Chelsea
The referee brings the game to a close.
Man Utd have been well worth their win today and if anything, it could have been more.
Frank Lampard looked despondent sat in the dugout at the final whistle.
Man Utd 4-1 Chelsea
90+2. Casemiro has been awarded the man of the match award.
With one goal and an assist this evening, he has been integral to this win for the Red Devils.
Chelsea come forward with Ziyech but he loses his footing and the ball.
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90. It is a great run from just inside the Chelsea half to go all the way up the field and bury one passed de Gea.
He had options left and right but Felix fancied his chances and duly delivered.
Joao Felix gave the Man Utd keeper no chance.
We are going to have four minutes added here.
Goal – Joao Felix (Chelsea)
Man Utd 4-0 Chelsea
88. Chelsea will be glad to see the end of this season.
Joao Felix has tried to make things happen a little more since coming on as a sub.
It will be a long journey back to West London for these fans on the back of this defeat.
Man Utd 4-0 Chelsea
86. McTominay comes on for Bruno Fernandes.
As he leaves the field, he hands the captain’s armband to de Gea.
Erik ten Hag can rest some of his big players now.
Man Utd 4-0 Chelsea
84. Chelsea almost have a chance to score a consolation as David Fofana is played in.
He cannot quite beat Lindelof and de Gea comes to collect.
Man Utd counter-attack and Garnacho shoots but sees his shot come back off the crossbar.
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82. Ziyech, Loftus-Cheek and David Fofana all come on.
Madueke, Gallagher and Chukwuemeka all make way.
Frank Lampard looking to get something into this side and not see them completely fold here.
Man Utd 4-0 Chelsea
80. Rashford feigns a shot, sending Fofana to the shops.
He shoots and Kepa saves but the ball rebounds kindly back to the England forward.
Rashford strokes the ball into an empty net.
Goal – Marcus Rashford (Man Utd)
Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea
78. Rashford is played in but his touch takes him a little wide.
He cuts back inside onto his right foot and looks to bend one in the far corner.
There is not enough bend on it and it goes wide of the post.
Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea
76. The referee also showed Enzo Fernandez a yellow card in that melee after the goal.
Man Utd’s fans are enjoying themselves now and making this a cauldron of noise.
Garnacho looks to take on Fofana but the referee awards a free kick to the visitors.
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74. Fernandes waits for Kepa to go to ground and puts the ball the other way.
It all kicks off after the goal with pushing and shoving between the two sets of players.
VAR is reviewing the situation and Malacia is shown a yellow card.
Goal – Bruno Fernandes (Man Utd)
Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
72. Garnacho plays the ball into Fernandes in the box.
He puts it through the legs of Fofana and the player kicks out at him as he goes passed him.
Fernandes goes to ground and the referee points to the spot.
Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
70. Casemiro is penalised for a foul on Madueke.
Fred comes on for Martial and Eriksen makes way for Garnacho.
ten Hag looking to add some fresh legs to proceedings.
Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
68. Both teams are giving the ball away too often.
Felix turns with the ball but is bundled to ground by Lindelof.
Gallagher goes to ground in the box but the referee is not interested.
Credit: EPA Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
66. Man Utd come forward once again.
Chelsea are just about coping defensively to protect Kepa’s goal.
Madueke comes forward and plays it to Azpilicueta but he can only win the visitors a throw in.
Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
64. Rashford is getting into the game more and more.
It looks like Christian Pulisic and Joao Felix are coming on.
Replacing Mudryk and Havertz.
Man Utd 2-0 Chelsea
62. The travelling Chelsea fans have been to Manchester twice in the space of 7 days and have yet to see their team score a goal.
Another cross is played into the box but Havertz’s header is tame.
Both sides seem keen to try and get the next goal currently.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
