MU beat Chelsea in a match with 2 red cards

In the early morning of September 21, MU struggled to defeat Chelsea 2-1 at home in the highlight match of round 5 of the Premier League.

Under the heavy rain at Old Trafford, the first half of the Premier League's key match of round 5 unfolded in an unexpected manner. Two red cards were issued, divided equally between the two teams. Man Utd, a club with poor form since the start of the season, led the reigning Club World Cup champions by two goals.

With the home advantage, MU attacked right after the opening whistle and only needed 5 minutes to make Chelsea's defense miserable. After Benjamin Sesko's wall, Bryan Mbeumo escaped and was brought down by Robert Sanchez. The main referee immediately showed the away team's goalkeeper a red card.

Sanchez's red card ruined all of Chelsea's plans.

The quick red card forced coach Enzo Maresca to make an unprecedented decision in Premier League history, which was to make three substitutions within 21 minutes. One by one, attacking stars like Estevao, Pedro Neto, and Cole Palmer had to leave the field.

With the advantage of more players, MU had no reason to slow down. The "Red Devils" continuously stuffed the ball in from both sides. In the 15th minute, Bruno Fenandes made the Old Trafford stands explode with a run and close-range shot, opening the score. VAR intervened but did not detect the Portuguese midfielder's error, because he was still standing at Trevor Chalobah's heel.

In the 37th minute, Chelsea's net shook for the second time, after Casemiro's close-range header. However, the Brazilian veteran's joy did not last long. In the 45+5 minute, the former Real star was sent off for his second yellow card, leaving the two teams level just before halftime.

When the advantage was gone, MU returned to the image of a team with many problems. The red half of Manchester could not put pressure and was gradually pushed back to their own field. In the 64th minute, the Old Trafford home team's net shook after a close-range header by Wesley Fofana. Luck smiled on the "Red Devils" when the linesman raised his flag to signal that the French defender was offside.

After a period of pressure, MU conceded a goal after Chalobah's header in the 80th minute. Leny Yoro, who was brought on by coach Ruben Amorim in the second half, had a lack of concentration in defending. The goal came for Chelsea with their first shot on target since the start of the match.

MU struggled under pressure from Chelsea.

It wasn't until the 83rd minute that MU responded with a breakthrough and a long-range shot by Bruno Fernandes, forcing goalkeeper Jorgensen to work hard to save the goal.

In the remaining official time and 7 minutes of extra time, the home fans trembled before Chelsea's ball-stuffing from both sides. Bruno and Amad's reasonable efforts to break through and stall for time helped the home team keep 3 points, thereby extending their unbeaten streak at home against their London opponents to 12 consecutive years.

Tactical diagram of the 2 clubs.

Source: https://znews.vn/mu-ha-chelsea-trong-tran-cau-co-2-the-do-post1586950.html