MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcame Chelsea to win 2-1. S. McTominay was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Manchester United to strike first with a goal of Scott McTominay at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Scott McTominay gave the win to Manchester United in the 69′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Chelsea lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

Bruno Fernandes squandered a penalty (9′) for Manchester United.​

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Simon Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 3.82 degrees Celsius or 38.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Standings

After this match, Manchester United has 27 points like Tottenham Hotspur to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Chelsea will stays with 19 points like Brentford to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host AFC Bournemouth on the 9th of December with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Chelsea will play away against Everton on the 10th of December with a 19-10 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (17 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: André Onana (6.6), Diogo Dalot (7.1), Harry Maguire (6.7), Victor Lindelöf  (7.0), Luke Shaw (7.5), Scott McTominay (8.1), Sofyan Amrabat (7.1), Antony (7.9), Bruno Fernandes (7.9), Alejandro Garnacho (8.1) and Rasmus Højlund (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Marcus Rashford  (6.4), Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kobbie Mainoo, Altay Bayındır, Anthony Martial, Sergio Reguilón (7.3), Facundo Pellistri, Donny van de Beek and Jonny Evans.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: Victor Lindelöf  for Sergio Reguilón (46′), Alejandro Garnacho for Jonny Evans (90′) and Rasmus Højlund for Marcus Rashford  (84′).

Player of the match: Alejandro Garnacho​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Alejandro Garnacho even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Also Chelsea adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero played with: Robert Sánchez (8.5), Marc Cucurella (7.3), Axel Disasi (6.6), Thiago Silva (7.0), Levi Colwill (7.1), Moisés Caicedo (7.0), Enzo Fernández (6.6), Raheem Sterling (6.4), Cole Palmer (7.3), Mykhaylo Mudryk (6.8) and Nicolas Jackson (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Benoît Badiashile, Armando Broja (6.3), Reece James (7.5), Djordje Petrovic, I. Maatsen, Deivid Washington, Alfie Gilchrist, Alex Matos and Leo Castledine.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 2 changes: Marc Cucurella for Reece James (46′) and Mykhaylo Mudryk for Armando Broja (77′).

Player of the match: Robert Sánchez​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was the goalkeeper: Robert Sánchez. His rating is 8.47. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Manchester United – Chelsea – 2-1
• Crystal Palace – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
• Sheffield United – Liverpool – 0-2
• Fulham – Nottingham Forest – 5-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Brentford – 2-1
• Aston Villa – Manchester City – 1-0