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Manchester United vs Chelsea live highlights and reaction as Scott McTominay scores twice
Man United won 2-1 against Chelsea in the Premier League after two goals from Scott McTominay and one from Cole Palmer.
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BY SAMUEL LUCKHURST, TYRONE MARSHALL, STEVEN RAILSTON
UPDATED23:19, 6 DEC 2023
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Garnacho in action
Manchester United won 2-1 against Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
United were comfortably beaten 1-0 by Newcastle at the weekend and the scoreline flattered their performance, while it also raised questions about Erik ten Hag and some of his star players in the dressing room.
Ten Hag insisted the majority of the dressing room are still behind him at his pre-match press conference and the players needed to deliver a response against an inconsistent Chelsea side.
Fortunately, they did exactly that by looking bright from the first whistle and that pressure paid off when Scott McTominay found the back of the net in the 19th minute with an excellent finish.
That made amends for Bruno Fernandes’ missed penalty at the start of the game, but both sides created plenty of chances and Chelsea drew level through Cole Palmer before half-time.
McTominay restored the lead to score a brace in the second half and that was enough to claim an important three points.
Recap what happened here.
KEY EVENTS
Ten Hag gets the response he wants from players
22:35
United player ratings as McTominay and Garnacho good
22:18
FULL-TIME!
FT – MUN 2-1 CHE
THE GOAL STANDS
70′ – MUN 2-1 CHE
VAR CHECKING
69′ – MUN 2-1 CHE
GOAL! 2-1 UNITED!
68′ – MUN 2-1 CHE
GOAL! 1-1 CHELSEA!
44′ – MUN 1-1 CHE
GOAL! 1-0 UNITED!
19′ – MUN 1-0 CHE
STEVEN RAILSTON
Thank you
Thank you for following our coverage tonight.
22:37STEVEN RAILSTON
McTominay on the victory
McTominay spoke to Amazon after the game.
“I thought we started really well after a pretty dismal display against Newcastle, to be honest,” McTominay said.
“All the boys were so upset with how we played, it wasn’t anywhere near good enough. A win tonight was a plus and something we can build on.”
“We just have to take it a game at a time, step by step. We can’t get too carried away because we played OK tonight, it’s the next game that’s most important.”
22:35KEY EVENT
Ten Hag gets the response he wants from players
United are no longer the crisis club in Manchester. Erik ten Hag addressed the issues in his team and the United supporters were rewarded with a crowdpleasing performance.
This was the vibrant and spirited football from United that was completely absent at Newcastle. The scoreline flattered Chelsea, the poorest opponents at Old Trafford all season in the Premier League.
The Stretford End rocked to ‘Ten Hag’s red and white army’ at full-time. Audible backing for the manager over some problem players. That was only interrupted by an announcement that City had lost at Aston Villa. Do not adjust your sets: they trail City by three points in the league table.
In Scott McTominay, Ten Hag has unearthed an unlikely saviour. Available for transfer in the summer, McTominay has added six points to United’s Premier League tally with six goals. United’s goal difference is no longer in minus numbers.
For an academy graduate who appeared to be rumbled by the incumbent United manager, McTominay has now started eight of the last nine games and is top of their goalscoring chart. In hindsight, United were well within their rights to value him at more than the £30million offer West Ham had rejected. He was the man of the match and accepted the acclaim of the Stretford End as he conducted a full-time interview on the pitch.
Read the full report here.
22:18KEY EVENT
United player ratings as McTominay and Garnacho good
Andre Onana
Denied Nicolas Jackson but could not get across to Cole Palmer’s goal. Had little else to do against Chelsea’s flaky forwards. 6
Diogo Dalot
Proactive in attack but his end product was often lacking and United focused on their left-hand side after half time. 6
Harry Maguire
Lacked a sufficient shield amid the Chelsea counter-attacks in the first half. Made some good interventions in the second and brought the ball out for Scott McTominay’s second goal. 8
Victor Lindelof
On the back foot against Chelsea’s breakaways and his return to the team ended at half-time as he made way for Sergio Reguilon. 5
Read the full ratings here.
(Image: Stu Forster/Getty Images.)
22:15STEVEN RAILSTON
How would you rate the players?
Have your say down below.
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FT – MUN 2-1 CHEKEY EVENT
FULL-TIME!
That’s the final whistle at Old Trafford.
McTominay’s brace wins an important three points for United.
The perfect response.
90′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Four minutes added
United have some defending to do here.
88′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
James has lost his way
Chelsea defender James has lost his way and that effort was well over the bar. He’s been majorly below the level that saw him break into the England team 18 months ago.
83′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Rashford comes on
Rashford ON.
Hojlund OFF.
80′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Garnacho comes close
Garnacho comes close to stabbing the ball into the net after a low cross.
United are searching for a third and Rashford looks to be coming on.
77′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Chelsea have been poor
The game was wide open in the first half and Chelsea created chances, however, they’ve been really poor since half-time and United just need to see this result out.
73′ – MUN 2-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Almost for Garnacho
Onana found Garnacho with an intelligent ball forward and the youngster almost killed the game, but James appeared to do enough to put him off.
70′ – MUN 2-1 CHEKEY EVENT
THE GOAL STANDS
McTominay’s goal stands and he almost scores a third after the restart.
69′ – MUN 2-1 CHEKEY EVENT
VAR CHECKING
VAR is checking the goal for a possible United could in the build-up.
68′ – MUN 2-1 CHEKEY EVENT
GOAL! 2-1 UNITED!
McTominay with yet another goal because he’s just inevitable at this point. A beautiful ball from Garnacho to the back post and the midfielder headed in.
66′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Ferguson is here tonight
Ferguson recently returned to matchdays after the sad passing of Lady Cathy and he’s here tonight.
63′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
McTominay with another attempt
It was difficult for McTominay to get any power on that header but it asked the question of Sanchez nonetheless. He’s been excellent tonight.
60′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Rashford is warming up
It was no surprise to see him benched tonight but he’s likely to come on at some point.
57′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
The corners have been poor
Shaw sprinted to take that corner but he failed to clear the first man, just like Fernandes before.
54′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Garnacho tries the spectacular
Garnacho just attempted another acrobatic effort and it’s not executed. That really would have been something just a few weeks after his stunning goal at Goodison Park.
51′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
The crowd has settled
It’s not exactly been an enthralling start to the second half and the crowd has quietened. Fernandes has just played a corner into the front post and it was a really poor delivery, which didn’t beat the defender on the post. Chelsea have counter-attacked from that and they’ve won their first corner.
48′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Shaw must be careful
He was booked earlier for kicking the ball away and he just did the same, which by the letter of the law, could have seen him sent off in silly circumstances.
46′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Lindelof replaced
Reguilon came on for Lindelof, which means Shaw will play at centre-back.
45′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Back under way
We’re back under way for the second half.
HT – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Reguilon coming on
HT – MUN 1-1 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
Half-time ratings
Here are your half-time ratings:
Onana
Well beaten by Palmer. 6
Dalot
Got forward. 6
Maguire
Often on the backfoot amid breakaways. 6
Lindelof
Similar to Maguire. 6
Shaw
Contributed to attacks. 7
Amrabat
Best half for United. 7
McTominay
Took his goal well and should have had another. 8
Antony
Incisive and won the penalty. 8
Fernandes
Creative before and after penalty miss. 8
Garnacho
A regular threat. 7
Hojlund
Early shot well saved. 6
HT – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
HALF-TIME!
It’s all square at the break after goals from McTominay and Palmer.
United have been much better, despite conceding before half-time.
45+7′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Almost half-time
This has continued to be a watchable and open game in added time.
45+4′ – MUN 1-1 CHETYRONE MARSHALL
Smart finish from Palmer
That wasn’t how you expected a Chelsea goal to emerge in this game. Until then they had only looked like a threat when they broke through United’s midfield. This was the first time they had really put a move together. A clever run by Palmer, who caught Shaw napping and dug out a finish well.
45+1′ – MUN 1-1 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
That goal changes everything
That changes things drastically. Everyone in this ground will have known, while it was only 1-0, Chelsea were getting let off the hook. Chelsea have had their chances, too, and the one time Palmer gets a chance he takes it.
To rub salt in, Palmer is a boyhood Red, never mind ex-City.
45′ – MUN 1-1 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Eight minutes added
There’s going to be more goals in this one, I’m sure of it.
44′ – MUN 1-1 CHEKEY EVENT
GOAL! 1-1 CHELSEA!
It felt inevitable Palmer would score if he got a chance and Lindelof thought he had it covered, but he fashioned a yard and found the bottom right corner with a clever finish.
43′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
Caicedo underwhelming
Caicedo bullied United when he played for Brighton but he looks a shadow of that player. He is knee-deep in it out there and there isn’t a teammate to pull him out of the mire.
All of the outfield United subs have warmed up, as they usually do during the first half.
41′ – MUN 1-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Hojlund could do with a goal
Hojlund is still yet to score a goal in the league and it would be ideal to see him get one tonight. As I typed that, he won a free-kick and Fernandes is about to take it.
38′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
McTominay being assessed
United are almost wilfully backing themselves with two-on-twos when Chelsea attack, such is their unreliable hit rate in front of goal. It has been a half of kamikaze football and somehow there has only been one goal.
United could very easily have had this game boxed off but Chelsea must have had four terrific chances. The United doctor, Gary O’Driscoll, has been called over by the physio to assess McTominay.
36′ – MUN 1-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
An entertaining game
This has been end-to-end action from the first whistle and it’s a surprise it’s only 1-0. United and Chelsea have both created plenty of chances and the visitors should be on the scoresheet.
McTominay is also down and receiving treatment.
34′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
Jackson is wasteful
I said as Sterling played that pass Jackson won’t score. Well, words to that effect. United should be out of sight but while it is 1-0 or even 2-0, their looseness in defence will continue to give Chelsea encouragement.
United have been so good the only disappointment on their part is it’s only 1-0. They’ve peppered Sanchez’s goal and there have been a number of fine individual performances.
32′ – MUN 1-0 CHETYRONE MARSHALL
Chelsea should have scored
United have got more control of this game than many others they’ve played recently, but at the same time Chelsea have had three or four occasions when they’ve had breaks towards Onana’s goal and at least three-on-three going forward, if not a numerical advantage. They’ve wasted every one of those chances so far, which says a lot about their quality at that end of the pitch. They won’t want to keep giving Chelsea those chances.
30′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
McTomimay and Amrabat performing well
McTomimay and Amrabat have bossed Caicedo and Fernandez, purchased at a cost of £222m. Their fees were obscene at the time and they have not remotely thrived amid the chaos this evening. Amrabat is having his best half for United while McTominay was always bound to find gaps o surge into against this Chelsea defence.
28′ – MUN 1-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
United have been sharp
Garnacho just had another chance before the enforced stoppage and United have looked sharp tonight. Ten Hag wanted a response form his players and he’s getting it.
26′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
Sterling is a serial diver
The referee only had to look at who went down to know it was not a penalty. Sterling is a serial diver and he made a meal of that. The incident has reminded United fans of his seven years with City.
24′ – MUN 1-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
Chelsea want a penalty
Sterling chucked himself to the ground and he wanted a penalty – not given.
22′ – MUN 1-0 CHETYRONE MARSHALL
McTominay is the biggest threat
There’s an argument playing McTominay so high up the pitch is exposing United’s issues in midfield with players running past them. They’ve already looked short on numbers a couple of times when Chelsea break through the middle. But on the flip side McTominay is the most dangerous goal threat in this team at the moment. He’s relishing that more advanced role and managing to break into the penalty area.
20′ – MUN 1-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
McTominay the joint top scorer
Chelsea have been all over the place and the penalty has not remotely let them off the hook. United have maintained the tempo, created chances and dominated them. There have been some fine individual performances but, as a collective, they have looked far more incisive with a balanced XI and a more motivated attack.
McTominay is now United’s joint top scorer this season.
19′ – MUN 1-0 CHEKEY EVENT
GOAL! 1-0 UNITED!
United’s pressure pays off and McTominay finds the back of the net from the edge of the box.
He’s inevitable at this point and he deserves that goal.
18′ – MUN 0-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
More chances for United
Antony and Hojlund have both just had attempts from close range and it was desperate defending from Chelsea. United have been on top here and they need a breakthrough.
15′ – MUN 0-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
United have been better
Chelsea had a four-on-two then and would have had a shot if Mudryk was not, well, Mudryk.
It has been as open as we expected in this clash of the scattergun clubs. United have been the better side and had the penalty gone in they would have absolutely merited their lead. Now the game is already getting stretched and Chelsea have had a couple of decent opportunities on the breakaway.
Mitchell van der Gaag has sidled over to the fourth official for a word. There’ve been a few soulless stalemates between these teams in the past decade and, if tonight does end in another draw, it will not be uneventful.
13′ – MUN 0-0 CHESTEVEN RAILSTON
This is wide open
This game is wide open and chances are being created at both ends. Garnacho has just got a shot away and Chelsea counter-attacked, only for Mudryk to pick the wrong pass.
11′ – MUN 0-0 CHESAMUEL LUCKHURST
Decent save from Sanchez
Antony immediately implored the supporters to increase the volume after the ball endangered some of them. Sanchez was beaten by six or seven United penalties in the FA Cup semi-final and certainly should have got Marcel Sabitzer’s that day. That was saveable from Fernandes but it was a strong hand.
9′ – MUN 0-0 CHETYRONE MARSHALL
United deserved a goal
Could have done with Rashford on that penalty. Some good fortune for United in that Antony won the penalty after taking a heavy touch, then some misfortune as Fernandes’ effort is saved. A good save, but it’s another one of those delayed run-ups that has caused Fernandes problems in the past. United’s start merited a goal.
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