HALFTIME: Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United: Mata hoists a cross in from the left. Luiz clears. Then Martial pointlessly clatters into the back of Rudiger, releasing the pressure. Chelsea go up the other end, Willian not able to get the better of Shaw down the right. And that’s it for the first half. Chelsea have dominated but needed Pogba to fall asleep in order to get their goal. They’ll hope to improve in the second half; United need to.
A rare United attack finds Pogba free down the left. He reaches the byline, but his pullback is to nobody in particular and easily cleared by Azpilicueta.
Jorginho, out on the left, nearly releases Willian into the United area with a glorious crossfield pass. Not quite, but the crowd appreciated the effort and ambition. Morata tries to curl one into the top right from distance, but it doesn’t go well. He’s been poor so far this afternoon; Giroud will have itchy feet right now.
Willian has a little look down the right, but can’t get anything going and eventually swings the ball out of play for a goal kick. United look a little stunned; they had started promisingly, only for their defence to let them down yet again.
GOAL! Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United (Rudiger 21) United’s defence goes off on holiday. Rudiger is allowed a free header from a central position, ten yards out. Into the bottom left it goes! De Gea had no chance. Rudiger was Pogba’s man, by the looks of it. A great header, but there was no resistance whatsoever!
Source: The Guardian
