MANCHESTER UNITED have beaten Chelsea 2-1 in a Premier League cracker at Old Trafford.The Red Devils took the lead through Scott McTominay on 19 minutes after Bruno Fernandes had an early penalty saved by Robert Sanchez.
Just before half time, Manchester City academy product Cole Palmer made it 1-1 with a superb finish.
On 69 minutes, Scott McTominay got his second of the night to restore Man Utd’s lead with a bullet header and earn Erik ten Hag’s side all three points on the night.
Match result: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
Man Utd team: Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Amrabat, McTominay, Fernandes, Garnacho, Antony, Hojlund
Chelsea team: Sanchez, Cucurella, Disasi, Silva, Colwill, Sterling, Fernandez, Caicedo, Mudryk, Palmer, Jackson
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Chelsea need to start looking the part
Since arriving as the new owner of the West London outfit, Todd Boehly has spent in excess of £1bn.
However, watching their performances, this does not look like a side that has been compiled to set the world alight.
Defensively, they look terrible and are opened up too easily by teams and constantly look capable of conceding goals.
Aside from that, in the final third, they look wasteful and do not capable of a clinical edge.
Mauricio Pochettino has his work cut out at Chelsea, whether he is given the time to do so, only time will tell.
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United need to use win as springboard
Man Utd go into a tough run of fixtures now that could define their season ahead.
Looking to do what they can to stay in Europe into the New Year, they also have some tricky league fixtures.
Victory over Chelsea should give them confidence heading into this run of games however.
Scotty Too Hotty for Chelsea
Man Utd’s Scottish midfielder is having a season to remember.
Goals have been a rare sight in previous seasons and now he finds himself as the club’s top scorer.
Two goals against Chelsea has sealed all three points for Erik ten Hag’s side amidst lots of pressure on their performances.
FT: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
Man Utd bounce back from their defeat against Newcastle tonight.
Despite Chelsea dominating possession over the course of the ninety minutes, the hosts had all the chances.
It gives Erik ten Hag something to build on as they try and chase the top four.
FT: Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
The referee blows his whistle to huge cheers from the crowd.
Man Utd have held on for the win this evening.
Scott McTominay with both goals for ten Hag’s side.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
90+2. Garnacho comes off for Evans as Man Utd look to defend their lead in the final minutes.
Erik ten Hag is keen to ensure they take all three points here.
Garnacho has looked lively tonight and caused the visitors plenty of problems throughout the game.
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Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
90. The ball drops to Reece James just inside the box and he lets fly.
It goes well over the bar and is not troubling Onana.
We are going to have four additional minutes.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
88. Time is running out for Pochettino’s side now.
They need to up their work rate if they are to get the goal that will break the hearts of Man Utd fans.
The game is starting to open up as the players start to get more tired now.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
86. What a chance for Enzo Fernandez.
Reece James put a great cross into the box but the Argentine midfielder tries to flick the ball and completely misses it.
£105m worth of talent right there folks.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
84. Hojlund comes off for Rashford.
The long wait for the Danish striker’s first Premier League goal continues.
That is now 763 minutes without a goal for Rasmus Hojlund.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
82. It looks like Marcus Rashford is about to join the action.
Sterling breaks away and is pulled to the ground by Dalot.
The referee awards Chelsea a free kick and shows the Man Utd defender a yellow card for his troubles.
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Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
80. Reece James is looking like a liability defensively.
Another weak header gets United on the attack and Reguilon’s cross picks out Garnacho.
He hits it first time but his effort is always curling away from goal with Sanchez at full stretch.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
78. Broja replaces Mudryk for Chelsea.
It looks like they are lining up in a plain 4-4-2 for the rest of the game.
Palmer has come out to the right wing with Sterling on the left.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
76. Mauricio Pochettino has his work cut out now coming up with a change to turn the tide in this game.
It looks like he is getting Broja ready to join the action.
James swings a ball into a great area but Jackson is blocked off.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
74. Chelsea are starting to realise they need to get forward more now if they want anything from this game.
Reece James tries to head the ball back to his keeper but gets it all wrong and Garnacho is clean through.
He manages to recover and get a block in to deny the Argentine youngster.
Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
72. McTominay now has six Premier League goals for the season.
That makes him Man Utd’s top-scorer this season.
A mistake by Chelsea gifts him with a chance to bag his hat-trick but he gets it all wrong and scuffs the ball well wide of the goal.
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Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
70. Finally we have a goal in this second half.
Garnacho lifts a ball into the back post and McTominay runs onto it to head the ball past Sanchez.
A bullet of a header that give the Chelsea keeper no chance.
Goal – Scott McTominay (Man Utd)
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
68. McTominay tries to cross into the box but it is blocked for another corner.
Fernandes comes over to take it, looking to swing it in towards the near post.
If I had a pound for every time Bruno Fernandes failed to beat the first man with a corner today, it would be a good Christmas this year.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
66. Garnacho is the one player really standing out for Man Utd.
Whenever they get the ball to him, he is causing the Chelsea defence problems with his pace and trickery.
Sadly, neither side are looking very potent in front of goal in this half.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
64. Garnacho does well down the left and finds Fernandes on the edge of the box.
He drags the ball back, losing Caicedo and looks to get a shot away.
It is well blocked and goes behind for a corner.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
62. The ball comes to Antony on the edge of the box and he looks to get a shot away.
It strikes a Chelsea player and goes out for a corner.
As the cross comes in, it drops to Shaw on the edge of the box who lets fly.
It again strikes a visiting player, with the hosts screaming for a penalty but the referee is not interested.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
60. Man Utd are struggling to get going again in this half.
They do not look the attacking threat they did before the interval.
All too often players get into good positions out wide and then fire in wasteful crosses, not beating the first defender.
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Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
58. Amrabat has looked nothing like the player we saw in the World Cup in Qatar for Man Utd.
Maybe they need to start wearing the Morocco top as their home shirt to get the same performances out of him.
Caicedo is penalised for a foul, he was all over Hojlund then.
Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
56. The ball is crossed into the Chelsea box and comes to Garnacho in the air at the back post.
He tries to replicate his goal from Goodison Park but on this occasion it is high, wide and not so handsome,
To be fair, he could try that shot a hundred times and it would only come off like it did against Everton once of twice at best. More
