Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea (Fernandes pen 70’| Caicedo 74′)
Chelsea continued their winless run at Old Trafford in a bizarrely shapeless match against Manchester United.
In Ruud van Nistelrooy‘s first and penultimate Premier League game in charge, his United side certainly weren’t good, but they did enough to earn a point against a similarly underperforming Chelsea.
In a game largely devoid of clear-cut chances, it took a moment of headlessness from Robert Sanchez to bring down Rasmus Hojlund in the penalty area, before Bruno Fernandes converted the spot-kick.
Yet just four minutes later, the excellent Moises Caicedo struck a wayward corner clearance first time through Mykhailo Mudryk‘s legs and past Andre Onana.
This leaves Chelsea fourth and United in 13th after 10 league games – the latter’s worst-ever start to a Premier League season.
Man Utd player ratings
Andre Onana: Very nearly gifted Chelsea a goal with an early hospital pass to Casemiro and relatively unchallenged apart from that. 5/10
Diogo Dalot: Produced some decent chances from his long balls and defended well considering he spent the entire second half on a yellow card. 6/10
Matthijs de Ligt: This wasn’t a match where centre-backs played a huge role. Allowed Jackson too easy access to the ball, but luckily the Chelsea forward didn’t use that space well. 6/10
Lisandro Martinez: Didn’t allow anything from Gusto or Madueke down Chelsea’s right. Could and should have been sent off late on for a wayward challenge on Palmer. 5/10
Noussair Mazraoui: A solid performance at left-back, progressing the ball well and largely shutting down Madueke. 7/10
Manuel Ugarte: The sort of player who is supposed to be everywhere but ended up nowhere. Looked lost against Chelsea’s midfield duo, completed just 22 passes and made repeated fouls. 3/10
Casemiro: The better of United’s midfield pairing but not by a huge amount. Too immobile to properly deal with Cole Palmer. 5/10
Marcus Rashford: Needed to do better with the best chance of the first half but otherwise suffered from a serious lack of supply. 5/10
Bruno Fernandes: Lost the midfield battle with Caicedo but grew into game and created a run of late chances. Took his penalty well. 6/10
Alejandro Garnacho: Anonymous for large parts and snatched at three excellent chances. 4/10
Rasmus Hojlund: Won the crucial penalty but otherwise looked like an academy player brought in to solve an injury crisis, not a £64m signing. 4/10
Substitutes
Amad Diallo: 5/10
Joshua Zirkzee: N/A
Victor Lindelof: N/A
Chelsea player ratings
Robert Sanchez: Didn’t have a huge amount to do until conceding a brainless penalty with Hojlund running away from him. Cost Chelsea the game. 3/10
Malo Gusto: Functional defensively but repeatedly broke up attacks by making the wrong pass and deservedly hooked at half-time. 4/10
Wesley Fofana: Possibly could have done better in the build-up to United’s penalty and should have avoided Madueke from a corner early on. 5/10
Levi Colwill: Helped keep Hojlund and Garnacho out of the match and was crisp with his passing. Dealt well with a late United chance. 6/10
Reece James: Unsurprisingly not wholly perfect out of position and so close to a long lay-off, but James is a remarkable player. Ran Chelsea’s attack from left-back but more restricted when moved onto the right. 7/10
Moises Caicedo: The Ecuadorean has become every inch an £115m footballer. The only player able to consistently impose some class and control and scored a sharp equaliser. 8/10
Romeo Lavia: Continues to be a revelation alongside Caicedo. Faded slightly in the second half but excellent in the first. 7/10
Noni Madueke: Hit the post from a header early on, but that was his most significant contribution as Mazraoui and Martinez got the better of him. 4/10
Cole Palmer: Had moments of impossible class as usual, yet made some uncharacteristically poor, even selfish, decisions in the final third. 6/10
Pedro Neto: Tried to make things happen, but wasn’t quite able to. The most consistently dangerous of Chelsea’s attackers. 6/10
Nicolas Jackson: One of his most confused performances in a Chelsea shirt for some time. Only managed one shot all game but could have set up a Fernandez equaliser. 4/10
Substitutes
Marc Cucurella: 6/10
Enzo Fernandez: 5/10
Mykhailo Mudryk: 6/10
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