Man Utd vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight after Scott McTominay brace
Erik ten Hag’s men are hoping to bounce back after losing to Newcastle
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Scott McTominay fired an impressive Manchester United to victory over Chelsea as Erik ten Hag’s side bounced back into the Premier League’s top six.
McTominay scored both of the hosts goals in an entertaining 2-1 win as the hosts found their attacking flow.
After Bruno Fernandes had seen a spot-kick saved, the Scottish midfielder’s neatly-taken volley put the home side into a deserved lead 20 minutes in. Cole Palmer levelled just before half-time, though, as Chelsea rallied, causing regular problems for Ten Hag’s defence.
The Dutch manager responded with a switch at the interval, bringing on Sergio Reguilon and moving Luke Shaw to a central position to secure things at the back.
The move worked, affording McTominay the freedom to stride forward and powerfully direct home an inviting cross from Alejandro Garnacho home to put Manchester United back in front.
And though Armando Broja struck the woodwork with a header later on, Andre Onana was largely untroubled during the second half as the hosts moved ahead of Newcastle. Eddie Howe’s side will go back in front with a win or draw at Everton on Thursday night; Chelsea, meanwhile remain tenth.
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Manchester United vs Chelsea
We are together – Erik ten Hag confident he retains backing of Man Utd players
The Dutchman insisted there were “no issues” with player unhappiness.
Manchester United vs Chelsea
This feels like a big night for Rasmus Hojlund, who has had a mixed time of things since his summer move to Manchester United. Injury has rather disrupted Hojlund’s chances of properly settling in, but he’s shown glimpses of the talent that convinced the club to bring him to the Premier League.
How he gets at wily veteran Thiago Silva will be intriguing. On paper, Silva and Levi Colwill form a strong, nicely balanced partnership - can Hojlund trouble them?
And the Manchester United boss also has a quick natter into the microphone
Erik ten Hag says that the omissions of Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are down to “rotation”.
On what he wants fans to see from his team tonight: “I think the fans have seen how we played against Everton and Galatasaray, how we played as a team. On the ball, we were very dominant and dictated.”
Mauricio Pochettino has a chat with Amazon Prime
On Reece James’s inclusion on the bench: “We need to build his momentum. After Newcastle, he was banned against Brighton, and the most important thing now is to build his confidence little by little. At the moment, I prefer that he is on the bench.”
On the Brighton win: “After Newcastle, it was really tough. The approach was really bad and we felt in a bad place. We really changed the approach against Brighton, played really well from the beginning. 11 v 11, we dominated. The team with one less player was really good. This type of performance makes us believe we can really build something in the future.”
Team News - Chelsea
Reece James is only on the bench for Chelsea.
Chelsea XI: Sanchez; Disasi, Thiago Silva, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Palmer, Sterling, Mudryk; Jackson.
Team News - Manchester United
No Marcus Rashford in the Manchester United starting XI tonight - Erik ten Hag opts for Antony and Alejandro Garnacho out wide.
Manchester United XI: Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Shaw; Amrabat, McTominay; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund.
Manchester United vs Chelsea
Not too far away now from both sides confirming their line-ups - and some media reports suggest that Marcus Rashford may well be on the Manchester United bench. We’ll know for certain soon enough...
Mauricio Pochettino struggling to understand new Premier League rules
Chelsea welcome back Reece James and Marc Cucurella from suspension this evening, but will be missing Conor Gallagher after his sending off against Brighton. Mauricio Pochettino’s side are the most booked team in the league, which the manager puts down to rules that he finds “difficult to understand”.
Difficult to understand new rules – Mauricio Pochettino
The Chelsea boss has seen his side pick up a league-high 47 bookings this season.
Sky Sports and TNT Sports seal deal for Premier League TV rights
This fixture, and indeed all of the Premier League action tonight and tomorrow, will be available to viewers in the United Kingdom on Amazon Prime. But the English top flight’s relationship with the broadcaster will not continue beyond 2025: Sky Sports and TNT Sports have struck a £6.7bn deal, with Amazon understood not to have bid for either of the packages available.
Premier League strikes £6.7bn record TV deal - with one key change to live games
Every match outside of Saturday 3pm kick-offs will now be shown live
Chelsea seek to build on Brighton win
It should, though, be noted that Manchester United have been more successful this season than their opponents. It’s been an uneven start to Mauricio Pochettino’s Chelsea premiership, with injuries, unavailability and inconsistency plaguing the former Tottenham boss, but the weekend win at Brighton offered plenty of encouragement.
Mauricio Pochettino buoyed by desire and unity shown by Chelsea in Brighton win
The Blues beat Brighton 3-2 despite playing the whole second half with a man less.
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