First win for Ruben Amorim at Manchester United in C3, Chelsea are still playing in C4

Four games, four victories, 18 goals scored, three conceded: everything is going well for Chelsea, the strong leader of the Conference League thanks to their success on the pitch at Heidenheim this Thursday, November 28 (0-2). Despite ten changes in Enzo Maresca’s eleven, the Blues were able to count on Christopher Nkunku. Behind Nikolas Jackson in the hierarchy of strikers of the London club, the French opened the scoring in the 51st minute after superb ball control on a cross from Jadon Sancho and then a shot into the top corner.

Nkunku now has five goals in the competition, putting him at the top of the scoring charts. The Germans could have equalized in the 69th minute, but Chelsea goalkeeper Phillip Jorgensen intervened with two brilliant saves. The double European champions leveled the match four minutes before the final whistle with a goal from Mykhailo Mudryk, with a second assist from Jadon Sancho.

Amorim saved by Holjund’s double

For his part, Manchester United beat Bodo / Glimt (3-2) Thursday on the 5th day of the Europa League, but they did not eliminate his doubts, for the first new coach Ruben Amorim at Old Trafford. Held in check on Sunday by promoted and underrated Ipswich (1-1) for his first one, the Portuguese coach and his Mancunians did not shine but they achieved the essentials.

They thought they had done the hardest part by opening the scoring in the first minute through Alejandro Garnacho after an incredible blunder by the Bodo / Glimt goalkeeper. We thought this early goal was a sign of the Red Devils taking control of the game, but they were unable to capitalize on the chances they created. Bad luck for them because in two acts, they suffered a terrible lesson in reality from the Norwegians who, until then harmless, quickly destroyed everything.

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First on an exciting shot into the top corner from Håkon Evjen (19th), then on another less light one from Philip Zinckernagel (23rd), all on supersonic counter-attacks that left the Mancunians in the belief. It was youngster Rasmus Holjund who finally shook Old Trafford out of its stupor by signing the equalizer with a perfectly controlled half-volley (45th) before netting a double soon after break on the edge of the playground. 50th) and thus avoid the crisis for the beginning of the reign of Ruben Amorim.