In a showdown between two Premier League giants on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United and Chelsea performed out a 1-1 stalemate at Outdated Trafford.

With interim boss and former United marksman Ruud van Nistelrooy as soon as once more taking cost this weekend, the Pink Devils seemed on court docket to safe successive victories as skipper Bruno Fernandes transformed from the spot within the seventieth minute, Chelsea mounted a direct comeback.

Watching Moises Caicedo produce a elegant volley simply 4 minutes after Fernandes’ opener, it’s onerous to argue that both of the Premier League heavyweights deserved to go away Outdated Trafford with most factors right here.

Though Wesley Fofana and Marcus Rashford may need respectively rattled the woodwork through the first half, Sunday’s showdown was a largely unspectacular encounter.

Nonetheless, choosing up a primary level at Outdated Trafford since April 2022, Chelsea have skyrocketed their manner into the Champions League spots as they leapfrogged London rivals Arsenal.

As for Manchester United, nonetheless accumulating only a single Premier League victory for the reason that center of September, they continue to be scrapping it out within the bottom-half of the desk and nonetheless desperately searching for some type of stability.

With no Premier League fixture in historical past producing a stalemate on extra events, now we have taken a have a look at the important thing speaking factors from Outdated Trafford.

Amorim watching on from a far

Though van Nistelrooy may need as soon as once more been within the Manchester United dugout on Sunday afternoon, it was Ruben Amorim who was on the lips of everybody round Outdated Trafford this weekend.

With United formally confirming in midweek that the Sporting Lisbon boss shall be taking cost on November eleventh, the Portuguese tactician would have been watching on at his soon-to-be new squad right here.

With Erik ten Hag’s two-year keep coming to an finish final weekend following a 2-1 loss away at West Ham, Amorim has loads of expectations on his younger shoulders and seems to have an actual job on his palms within the crimson half of Manchester.

Nonetheless placing only a single Premier League victory on the board since a 3-0 victory away at Southampton on September 14th and failing to discover a route out the bottom-half of the desk, United additionally discover themselves sat six factors adrift of the European spots.

With Amorim not set to formally take the reigns at Outdated Trafford till United return from the upcoming worldwide break, the ex-Braga bosses first check will come on November twenty fourth when his new squad journey to Ipswich.

Chelsea skyrocket into the Champions League spots

Whereas some in Chelsea’s camp may need been disenchanted on Sunday afternoon as they ultimately needed to accept a single level at Outdated Trafford, Maresca’s facet have skyrocketed their manner into the Champions League spots.

Though the Blues may need watched their EFL Cup journey come to an finish earlier within the week as they fell to a 2-0 loss away at Newcastle, the previous Leicester boss has seen his squad proceed on an actual Premier League flurry.

Regardless of marking their return from October’s worldwide break with a 2-1 loss by the hands of title contenders Liverpool, that’s the solely defeat that Chelsea have suffered from any of their earlier 9 Premier League appearances.

Solely persevering with to shine since Maresca’s arrival in west London over the summer time, Sunday’s friends all of a sudden discover themselves pencilled in as a standout top-four candidate and the temper round west London seems to be at an actual excessive.

Selecting up a primary level at Outdated Trafford since again in April 2022, Chelsea face what shall be one other heavyweight problem subsequent weekend once they welcome bitter native rivals Arsenal to SW6.

United searching for defensive metal

Struggling a fast collapse on Sunday afternoon as they failed to gather a primary Premier League victory since October nineteenth, it’s no secret that Manchester United are searching for some much-needed defensive metal.

Regardless of punching their EFL Cup quarter-final ticket earlier within the week as they secured a frantic 5-2 win at dwelling towards Leicester, the Reds have continued to realize a fame for his or her prolonged struggles on the again.

Watching ten Hag’s reign within the crimson half of Manchester come to an finish final weekend following a 2-1 defeat away at West Ham, United have now collected only a single clear sheet throughout any competitors from any of their earlier 9 appearances throughout all competitions.

Likewise, together with respective 3-0 drumming towards Liverpool and Tottenham to this point this season, Sunday’s hosts have did not muster a single clear sheet at Outdated Trafford since a 1-0 victory towards Fulham on the opening weekend.

Match Info

Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, de Ligt, Martinez, Mazraoui, Casemiro, Ugarte, Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund

Subs: Lindelof, Diallo, Zirkzee

Chelsea: Sanchez, Gutso, Colwill, James, Caicedo, Lavia, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Subs: Mudryk, Fernandez, Cucurella

Targets: Manchester United: Fernandes (70’ P) – Chelsea: Caicedo (74’)

Yellow Playing cards: Manchester United: Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Rashford, Diallo – Chelsea: Jackson, Gusto

Pink Playing cards: N/A

Referee: Robert Jones