In a wild match on Wednesday night at Old Trafford, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 thanks to a brace from Scott McTominay.
McTominay scored his team’s three points in the first half after finishing off a rebound, and he might have easily ended with a hat-trick had he not missed other excellent opportunities and been prevented by an incredible double save in the first half.
A strangely unstructured match was marked by missed opportunities, as both teams let the opposition attack acres of space in the last portion of the game.
Robert Sanchez saved Bruno Fernandes’ early penalty after VAR determined that Enzo Fernandez had fouled Antony in the box.
Additionally, United had 28 efforts throughout the 90 minutes of play, but only nine of those were on target, meaning they missed several more excellent opportunities to win the game.
A superb Cole Palmer finish after a jinking run across the edge of the box gave Chelsea the equalizer just before halftime. The Blues could have scored more goals, but Nicolas Jackson and Mykhaylo Mudryk were especially wasteful as the visitors consistently caught United on the break.
However, Erik ten Hag’s team managed to hold on for a crucial three points that lifted spirits, while Chelsea fell even further from the top of the league.