Chelsea vs Manchester United: Keys match stats and numbers after United play 'best game of the season' but lose
The Blues may have taken all three points but many reckon United were the better team - were they?
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Your support makes all the difference.In his intense post-match interview with the BBC, Louis van Gaal claimed Manchester United "played the best match of the season" in defeat to Chelsea.
Whilst not everyone will agree with the Dutchman that the performance was better than any other this season, many would argue United were the dominant team at Stamford Bridge and at least deserved something from the game. Wayne Rooney told MUTV: "I thought it was excellent, we dominated from start to finish".
So here, we take a look at the statistics to see if they back up that view...
SHOTS
Chelsea: 7
Manchester United: 15
SHOTS ON TARGET
Chelsea: 2
Manchester United: 2
CORNERS
Chelsea: 3
Manchester United: 7
THROW-INS
Chelsea: 9
Manchester United: 23
POSSESSION
Chelsea: 33 per cent
Manchester United: 67 per cent
PASSES
Chelsea: 284
Manchester United: 665
DRIBBLES
Chelsea: 19
Manchester United: 24
INTERCEPTIONS
Chelsea: 8
Manchester United: 18
CLEARANCES
Chelsea: 30
Manchester United: 24
TOUCHES
Chelsea: 435
Manchester United: 837
Despite appearing to dominate most stats, as Van Gaal said after the match: "In football it's only counting the goals and they scored one goal."
GOALS
Chelsea: 1
Manchester United: 0
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