An interesting afternoon was announced at Stamford Bridge, Micheal Carrick, still an interim United manager, was betting on reinforcing the midfield and putting Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench. The Portuguese star had no physical problems of any kind and was not a starter, which surprised everyone.
United’s approach was clear. 1-4-3-3 with Sancho and Rashford open on the sides and with Bruno Fernandes acting as a false ” 9 ” joining a lot with the three in the center of the field. Manchester opted to wait for Chelsea and go against it, which could have turned out very badly if it weren’t for De Gea being who he was again.
United bailed water as they could during the first 45 minutes of the match, Hudson-Odoi had the clearest for the ” Blues ” in an action that did not pass the ball to Werner who was only to finish off an empty goal, along with a Rudiger’s shot that shook the crossbar, made Chelsea the boss of the game. But in football, effectiveness is the boss, Sancho took advantage of a mistake by Jorginho to stand in front of Mendy and make it 0-1 for the “Red Devils.”
The award for Sancho for having scored the first was the change. He left his place to Crisitiano to try to widen the difference in what the best of United were being. But a bad action by Wan-Bissaka causing a penalty made Jorginho, the protagonist in the action of Sancho’s goal, put the tables on the scoreboard. Chelsea ended up putting all the meat on the grill giving entry to Pulisic, Mount, and Lukaku in what was their return. But the one who put the emotion at the end of the game was Edouard Mendy in a bad exit of the ball giving the ball to Fred who in the front of the area without opposition sent the ball softly into the hands of the Senegalese goalkeeper.
United salvaged a point at Stamford Bridge thanks to Rudiger in the 97th minute hitting a sky high when he had all the goal to himself. A team with the individual quality of these footballers cannot be eighth in the standings, five points behind the European positions. United need the arrival of Ragnick and get to work if they want to qualify for the European positions and do something in the Champions League this season Chelsea will sleep one more day leading the Premier, but their advantage begins to diminish and Pep Guardiola’s City will chase just one point away.
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