5 mistakes Manchester United made against Chelsea

Let's look at 5 errors that cost Man Utd 3 points at Stamford Bridge

The Manchester Reds were beaten by Chelsea 1-0 while the Premier League champions 20 times continue their terrible career at Stamford Bridge after scoring just one win in their last 15 games at Bridge.

Álvaro Morata scored a goal to give the London club the advantage after the Manchester United defense finally collapsed after blocking the blues for 55 minutes. Let's look at what did not work for the Red Devils:

# 5. The positioning of the wingbacks

Jose Mourinho is known for his tactical knowledge and experience, but on Sunday against Chelsea, there was a big mistake in the way he put his team in place.

Although it has been common for Man Utd to press his back on the field to support the attack, he has had to take revenge on his system to defend against the air threat of Alvaro Morata, who constantly tries to put himself on the line. affected. many crosses that come to meet him.

Antonio Conte's team took full advantage of the space left by the two former wingers who now play as Manchester United's lateral defenders.

Valencia and Young were constantly in the field when United lost possession and the Chelsea midfielder gave a ball to Alonso and Zappacosta, who often found space on the sides and managed to get their center.

Finally, Chelsea was able to take advantage of all this control in the extended areas, and one of his 19 crosses was directed to the house by Alvaro Morata.

# 4. Failure to cancel the threat that is Alvaro Morata

Although the Spaniard has not managed to score any of his last six games, Alvaro Morata was an obvious threat against United.

Morata was allowed to have up to 23 hits in the last third, including 10 in the United area. Although the Spaniard only managed three shots, he was a constant threat to United's defense.

The previous point did not help the cause of Man Utd either. With the ends pushed so far, the three backs of Bailly, Smalling and Jones were really tense and often left holes in the center for Chelsea to explode with the balls and the excellent dribble of Morata and Hazard.

Due to the last three stretches, the United midfielder found his own half, which allowed Azpillicueta to choose a perfect center for Alvaro Morata, not for the first time this season.

# 3. Lack of participation of Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford

A constant criticism of Romelu Lukaku is that he disappears in the big games, and the Chelsea game was no different. Although such performances have earned him a reputation as a "flat-footed bully," he must sympathize with the Belgian and United leader, who was left with Marcus Rashford for his team's midfielder.

The top scorer of Manchester United has nothing to say in the match, and it is necessary to point the finger at midfielder Man Utd, who could not pass the defense to attack without problems in the absence of Paul Pogba.

Lukaku could not score in his last six appearances for the club, his biggest drought in a Man Utd shirt, and the absence of his partner in crime, Paul Pogba is at the heart of this daunting form of scorers.

Marcus Rashford was relatively more involved, but still not close enough. When Man Utd began to attack with about 20 minutes of play, Rashford constantly submerged and deviated to support United's efforts, but the Chelsea defense handled it well and kept him on the board. left flank

# 2. Invite the Chelsea attack waves

Although it is difficult to determine if it was a case of Mourinho's tactics or if Antonio Conte tactically beat Manchester United and caught him in his own half, Chelsea was endemic after leaving the locker room after half-time.

Manchester United absorbed the wave after wave of Chelsea and perhaps felt that they could do a defensive feat as in Anfield, but Azpillecueta had other ideas. He opened the best defense in the league thanks to a great scorer, the Spaniard Alvaro Morata, who allowed the Blues to take the lead.

United enjoyed possession at the beginning and end of the match, but remained in their own half for the rest of the time. The return of N'Golo Kante was vital for Chelsea, as Fabregas and Bakayoko completely canceled the Manchester United midfielder and left their starving strikers behind.

From there, it was just an exercise in patience for Mourinho's men who thought they could absorb all the pressure that Chelsea