Buts : McTominay (19e69e) for the Red Devils // Palmer (45e) for the Blues
Ten years.
It’s been a decade since Chelsea last beat Manchester United at Old Trafford. At that time, Scott McTominay was a sixteen and a half year old kid who dreamed of playing in the Man United first team. This evening, the Scot did much more by scoring a new double – after that against Brentford – which allowed the Red Devils to continue their invincibility at home against Blues (2-1) far too timid (28 shots to 11) to hope for a better result. A victory which propels MU into the top 6 (27 points, tied with Tottenham who have one game less) and pushes Chelsea into the soft underbelly (10e19 points).
The situation quickly turned sour for Mauricio Pochettino’s men, Enzo Fernández conceding a penalty for a foul on Antony. If Bruno Fernandes (9e) failed against a very busy Robert Sanchez at the start of the match (four saves in fifteen minutes), McTominay found the fault ten minutes later by victoriously resuming a blocked recovery from Harry Maguire (1-0, 19e). With their backs to the wall, Chelsea nevertheless managed to equalize just before the break thanks to the technical accuracy of Cole Palmer, increasingly essential among the Blues(1-1, 45e). But the second half resembles too much the first and McTominay, twenty minutes from time, is behind an excellent cross from Garnacho to crucify Sanchez, abandoned by his defense (2-1, 69e). The Scottish international misses the break goal in stride (71e), just like Garnacho (73e80e), but it’s MU who scrape three points this evening.
And finds itself only three points from neighboring City, yes yes.
IN (4-2-3-1) : Onana – Dalot, Maguire, Lindelöf (Reguilón, 46e), Shaw – McTominay, Amrabat – Antony, Fernandes, Grenache (Evans, 90).e+2) – Højlund (Rashford, 84e). Coach : Erik ten Hag.
