Two sides in need of points for their respective causes. Manchester United were hampered by the absences of Jadon Sancho and Harry Maguire. Chelsea had no such worry in terms of personnel.
It was the away side that started brightly. Reece James was a serious threat, bombing forward regularly. He tested the palms of David de Gea once while Bruno Fernandes had an easy header stopped by Edouard Mendy. N’Golo Kante had the next shot, straight at De Gea.
A nicely worked move ends with N’Golo shooting straight at De Gea.
A strong opening from the lads! 💪
👹 0-0 💙 [21′] #MunChe pic.twitter.com/NUZnlit48G
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 28, 2022
Kai Havertz had the best chance of the opening half-hour but hit his shot straight at De Gea from a one-on-one situation. Havertz had another great chance minutes later with his header being saved at point-blank range
United were struggling to get anything concrete going because Chelsea were not allowing them time. It was clear that they were relying on a moment of sudden inspiration. Thomas Tuchel will know his side could and should have been in the lead at halftime.
We’ve had more in the way of chances but still all even! ⚖️#MunChe pic.twitter.com/grSQqQ3KM0
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) April 28, 2022
The second half was more of the same with Chelsea dominating possession. The opener eventually arrived just before the hour mark. James’ cross was flicked over by Havertz straight into the path of Marcos Alonso who volleyed home. However, that expected lead survived less than two minutes. Kante sloppily gave away the ball to Nemanja Matic whose chipped pass allowed Cristiano Ronaldo to take a touch and fire his volley into the net.
Instant response. #MUFC | #MUNCHE pic.twitter.com/5BVUeK597K
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 28, 2022
James was a constant menace, hitting the post with a left-footed as the clock hit 80 minutes. They had further chances but continued messing up in the final third….
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