In the central match of the ninth round, Chelsea took the team of Jose Mourinho in his native walls. Sir Alex in the last round showed that they can be one team and pull the desired result. However, the “blue” as opposed to the game was set and a series of successful results. Already in the tenth minute the hosts earned a very dangerous free kick, but Willian played it poorly.
In the middle of the half the score was opened. Antonio Rudiger hit the ball into the net after filing Willian from the corner. 1: 0. We will note that Paul Pogba did not keep up with the German defender.. "Pensioners" continued to own a territorial advantage, and the guests did little to attack. Before the break, the score no longer changed, which means that the teams left the most interesting part in the second half.
In the debut of the second half of the game Morata punched from a great position, but David David De Gea could not beat. And soon, Manchester United equalized - Anthony Martile reacted to the rebound of the ball in someone else's free kick and with the second touch shot Kepa’s possession. 1: 1. The Frenchman continues to show that he must be an important player in the basics..
The Blue could come out again when David Louis lacked a few centimeters after hitting his head. But Martial was extremely accurate. Anthony received the ball from Rashford within the penalty and irresistibly struck into the far corner. 1: 2. Wards Maurizio Sarri immediately rushed to the attack the whole team. Sir Alex, in turn, retreated to the defense and waited for their opportunity to smash the counterattack.
We can recall the moment when Pogba failed to tame the ball after the transfer to Lukaku - there could be a one-on-one exit.. And already at the sixth minute, Alonso struck his head into the post, De Gea managed to finish Rudiger, but Barkley still pushed the ball into the goal. 2-2. After that, Mourinho responded to someone's provocation, and the players knocked on the pitch a bit and sounded the final whistle..
Chelsea - Manchester United 2: 2 Goals: Rudiger, 21, Barkley, 90 + 6 - Martial, 55, 73.
Chelsea: Kepa - Aspilicueta, Rudiger, Luis, Alonso - Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic (Barkli, 69) - Willian (Pedro, 73), Morata (Firu, 79), Azar.
Manchester United: De Gea - Young, Lindelef, Smalling, Show - Matic, Pogba - Rushford (Sanchez, 85), Mata (Herrera, 75), Martial (Pereira, 84) - Lukaku.
Alerts: Rudiger, Azar - Matic, Young, Mata, Sanchez, Pereira.