Manchester United faced off against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge earlier today as they hoped to grind out a result on their travels in the Premier League. The Red Devils fought tooth and nail in the first half but went into the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
Jadon Sancho gave Man United a surprise lead in the 50th minute when he pounced on a mistake by Jorginho. However, the Blues netted the equaliser just 19 minutes later via Jorginho’s penalty after Aaron Wan-Bissaka caught Thiago Silva with an outstretched leg. Both teams canceled each other out in the remainder of the game as it finished 1-1 with the Red Devils coming away with a hard-fought point from West London.
Let’s take a look at how each Man United player performed during the clash against the Blues.
GK: David de Gea – 7/10
The Spanish keeper made a few decent saves during the game but couldn’t do much about Jorginho’s penalty in the second half.
RB: Aaron Wan-Bissaka – 7/10
He cleared his lines when needed and even made some important blocks for his team on the defensive end of the field.
CB: Victor Lindelof – 6.5/10
Lindelof made plenty of clearances throughout the game but was a bit sloppy with his ball distribution.
CB: Eric Bailly – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong in the game when defending at the back and was excellent when passing the ball from inside his half.
The 4th Official uses images provided by the following image agency:
Getty Images (https://www.gettyimages.de/)
Imago Images (https://www.imago-images.de/)
LB: Alex Telles – 6.5/10
The Brazilian talent performed his defensive duties well but struggled to influence the game in the Chelsea half.
CM: Scott McTominay – 7/10
He produced a battling display for Man United at the centre of the park. However, he failed to create anything meaningful going forward.
CM: Nemanja Matic – 6.5/10
The Serbian midfield ace got stuck in with a few tackles to make life difficult for the opposition. He even made a couple of decent runs with the ball.
CM: Fred – 7/10
The Brazilian talent won the ball back quite a few times for his team. He was also quite lively at times going forward.
CAM: Bruno Fernandes – 6/10
He worked hard to help his teammates out at the back when Chelsea were on the offensive.
ST: Marcus Rashford – 6.5/10
Rashford used his pace well to cause a few problems for Trevoh Chalobah. However, there was no goal for him today.
ST: Jadon Sancho – 7/10
The ex-Bundesliga talent kept his composure to find the back of the net in the 50th minute. He got replaced after the hour mark.
Substitutes:
ST: Cristiano Ronaldo – 6/10
Ronaldo did not get a sniff at goal.
CAM: Jesse Lingard – 6/10
He struggled to get into the flow of the game.
CM: Donny van de Beek – N/A
He hardly had any time to make an impact.
