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Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford in a pivotal match in the race for the Premier League top-four.
United are on a dismal run of seven losses in their last nine games, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side can still leapfrog both the Blues and Arsenal into fourth with a win.
Maurizio Sarri’s side, meanwhile, can all but assure themselves of a Champions League spot with a win after Arsenal’s dire defeat to Leicester earlier today. Follow all the action live:
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea
50 minutes
Rashford’s free kick dips and bounces in front of Kepa, who does well to hold the ball to his chest.
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea
49 minutes
United win a free kick in shooting range. Chelsea are angry that they didn’t win one of their own moments before for a foul on Hazard by Matic. There could be some controversy if this goes in.
Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea
45 minutes
United look for an instant response, attacking down the right through Rashford. His ball to the back post is kept alive by Mata, who can’t pick out a teammate in the box.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
34 minutes
Lukaku is in the mood today. He charges down a loose pass and barges Azpilicueta with so much strength that the Chelsea full back flies off the pitch and into the advertising hoardings. Unfortunately, Lukaku’s cross isn’t quite as impressive.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
33 minutes
Nice football from United, who work the ball through to Mata on the right. He gets to the byline and pulls the ball back, but his cross is too close to Kepa.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
30 minutes
Close! Young swings a corner into the middle and Bailly meets it with a strong header. It flashes just wide of the far post with Kepa beaten.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
28 minutes
Lukaku, who’s started well, plays a clever ball into the path of Rashford. He can’t quite find the room to shoot, instead winning a corner. The set piece drops dangerously in the middle but there’s no one on hand to convert from close range.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
27 minutes
United’s early momentum has faded now. They’re not troubling Chelsea when they come forward and look nervous at the back. The crowd can sense the change of impetus, too.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
23 minutes
It’s all Chelsea at the moment. Higuain has a shot blocked, before Willian swings a left-footed cross towards the back post. It deflects behind for a corner, which is played out to Jorginho on the edge of the box. He has another go, and again his shot is wayward.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
20 minutes
Jorginho tries an ambitious shot from distance which flies over the bar. There are signs that Chelsea are growing into the game after a sluggish start.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
19 minutes
Kante surges down the right flank and knocks the ball past Lindelof. The Frenchman goes down, asking for a free kick. Instead, he gets a corner, which United comfortably deal with.
Manchester United 1-0 Chelsea
18 minutes
Chelsea haven’t really got going yet, but in Hazard they have a player capable of producing something in an instant. He draws a foul from Herrera, turning cleverly to evade the Spaniard. Alonso takes the free kick and blazes it over the bar.
Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea
8 minutes
There’s a good tempo to this game in the early stages. United have come out of the blocks quickly, Lukaku and Rashford causing Chelsea’s centre backs plenty of problems. Chelsea look a threat on the break, too.
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