Man United vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Cristiano Ronaldo salvages point
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea: Marcos Alonso’s opener was cancelled out by Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fifth goal in three games salvaged a point for Manchester United in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea on Thursday that further damaged his team’s chances of a top-four finish in the Premier League.
Ronaldo ran onto a ball over the Chelsea defense from Nemanja Matic and delivered a clinical finish in the 62nd minute, two minutes after Marcos Alonso gave the visitors the lead.
Reece James later curled a shot against the post for Chelsea, which dominated the first half but found United goalkeeper David de Gea in fine form.
With only three games left to play in the league, United stayed in sixth place — five points behind fourth-place Arsenal and having played two matches more than its rival for Champions League qualification.
Tottenham is between the two teams, in the fifth spot, with three more points than United and two games in hand.
Chelsea consolidated third place and is six points above Arsenal.
Ronaldo came into the game having scored a hat trick against Norwich and another goal against Arsenal in his previous two games.
On 17 goals, Ronaldo is tied with Son Heung-min in second place in the Premier League scoring chart behind Mohamed Salah.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
54 mins: Cesar Azpilicueta wins the ball high up the pitch and rolls it over to Reece James. James slides a pass into the penalty area where Mount collects the ball and fizzes it into the six-yard box. Timo Werner throws himself at the pass but it flies past him and he can’t turn it into the back of the net.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
51 mins: Chelsea win a corner and swing the ball out to the edge of the box. Marcus Rashford leaps to win it in the air and does. He nods the ball away but gets clattered by Reece James who arrives late and shoulders him to ground.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
48 mins: Matic nicks the ball off Mount and Man Utd attack on the break. The ball comes to Fernandes as Elanga makes a run off the ball into the box. Fernandes floats a diagonal ball over to Ronaldo who leaps above Rudiger and knocks it down but Thiago Silva is there to tidy up for Chelsea.
Second half: Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
Kick off: Manchester United get the match back underway. There’s no changes in personnel from either team but Anthony Elanga and Marcus Rashford have switched sides for United.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
Chelsea had 11 attempts during the first half with five on target. In comparison Man Utd had just three shots with one at goal. Their last effort came in the 14th minute.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
A less than thrilling first half comes to an end at Old Trafford. Fingers crossed for some goals in the second half.
Half-time: Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
45 mins: No minutes of added time to play at Old Trafford and the teams head into the break on level terms. Chelsea were the better team over those first 45 minutes but couldn’t get on the scoresheet. Man Utd need to step up the tempo and the skill level. They’re being played off the park.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
42 mins: Scott McTominay tries to get across in front of Mason Mount and clips the Chelsea midfielder with his trailing leg. Mount goes down and the visitors win a free kick:
Reece James whips in the set piece but Cristiano Ronaldo does his defensive duties and heads it clear.
Man Utd 0 - 0 Chelsea
39 mins: Antonio Rudiger is going to have some fun in his final few games for Chelsea - if they prove to be so. He gets the ball in space on the inside left channel and has a go from range but belts his shot over the crossbar.
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