Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League, as Alvaro Morata’s header secured all three points for Antonio Conte’s men at Stamford Bridge. Here are the major Talking Points from the match: Attacking Football Backfires Jose Mourinho has always been criticised for deploying defensive tactics in the big … Read more
We all know Manchester United’s recent record at Stamford Bridge is catastrophically bad. In the last 15 years, the Red Devils have won once at the ground in the league, against nine men, while the other triumph in all competitions came in the 2011 UEFA Champions League quarter-final. With Jose Mourinho back at his old … Read more
Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 1-0 loss to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League: De Gea- 7 Another fine display from the Spaniard, who did well to deny Hazard and Morata, in particular, many times. Did nothing wrong for Morata’s header as his defence let him down. Bailly- 5.5 Unusually … Read more
For the second week running, United faced a tough game against a top-six rival and needed a win to keep pace with Manchester City. Unfortunately, United were defeated in a hard-fought game, outnumbered in midfield and undone by a powerful Morata header. It was a narrow defeat but it might have killed any hopes of … Read more
Jose Mourinho is in a funny position at present. This time not with the owners of MUFC, but with the fans. As recent as last week, Jose was seen by the sky cameras, shushing his lips, aimed at the fans for booing Lukaku’s recent performance and the substitution of Marcus Rashford for the eventual match … Read more
Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge to take on defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League this Sunday. United come into the match on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win over SL Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, when an own goal from Mile Svilar and a Daley Blind penalty helped United bag all … Read more
A win is a win in what was a huge game for United. The game versus spurs was a pretty dull affair in truth, with the defensive strengths of both sides on top but then again the attacking threat from both sides was very poor so defences did not have to work too hard. Mourinho … Read more
Jose Mourinho takes his Manchester United team back to his old stomping ground this weekend. Stamford Bridge, the venue for this enthralling encounter, on Super Sunday. Mourinho has yet to win at the Bridge with his current employers. Last season in the Premier League saw United thumped 4-0 by a rampant Chelsea side who opened … Read more
Manchester United have almost certainly navigated their way out of Group A with their victory over Benfica, but what else happened on matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League? Chelsea turned in a performance in Rome that Antonio Conte called “really, really bad” as last season’s Premier League Champions crashed to a 3-0 defeat. Roma … Read more
That Benfica game wasn’t that entertaining was it? A bit like that game against Spurs, or the draw at Liverpool or the defeat to Huddersfield. But we got the three points, that’s us effectively qualified, isn’t it? That’s all that matters, those three points. All that matters is the three points. Is it though? Is … Read more