MANCHESTER UNITED held Chelsea to a 1-1 bore-draw at Old Trafford as Ruud van Nistelrooy failed to win his first Prem game as interim boss.
United struggled to put on a show for new manager Ruben Amorim as they sit 13th in Premier League table
Bruno Fernandes put United ahead with a 70th minute penalty
Moises Caicedo levelled with a brilliant volley three minutes later
Cole Palmer through the first punch as De Ligt kept his shot out inside 10 minutes
Marcus Rashford struck the bar just before half-time
Old Trafford was full of verve and excitement pre-match but that fizzled out courtesy of another flat showing from their players.
Bruno Fernandes’ 70th minute penalty put the home side ahead.
But the penalty, given away after keeper Robert Sanchez clipped Alejandro Garnacho’s foot for the foul, left Chelsea needing to react.
And Moises Caicedo provided the goods with a stunning controlled volley just three minutes later.
Here’s how we rated every Man Utd player…
Andre Onana – 5
Will be disappointed not to keep out Caicedo’s equaliser.
Almost put Casemiro in trouble with sloppy early pass too
Noussair Mazraoui – 7
Brilliant at left-back. United’s best player in the first half and picked up where he left off after the break. Got forward whenever he could and was technically sound.
Key interception to prevent Neto getting in on goal late on and tried to support Garnacho where possible
Matthijs de Ligt – 6
Good early block to deny Palmer.
Late slip under pressure from Jackson almost proved costly.
Lisandro Martinez – 6
Lucky not to concede a pen with clumsy challenge on Colwill and lucky to escape a red for x-rated late tackle on Palmer.
Diogo Dalot – 6
Poor tackle on Pedro Neto earned a deserved booking and had a real battle with his international team-mate.
Casemiro – 7
Some of his tackles and interceptions were very crucial. Also tried to get involved in terms of moving the ball forward.
Made a difference with super ball to Hojlund in lead up to pen – but could he have got more distance on clearing header that was despatched by Moises Caicedo.
Manuel Ugarte – 6
Rugby tackle on Palmer but Uruguayan showed signs he is starting to settle in after big money summer move.
Alejandro Garnacho – 5
Always a threat but wasted some great chances.
Shot straight at Sanchez and shanked another effort after great work by Fernandes.
Reece James was very comfortable against him. Got a stern dressing down from Casemiro for failing to track back.
Bruno Fernandes – 8
Created United’s best two chances for Rashford and Garnacho and then kept his cool to score from the spot.
Kept popping up in dangerous areas and delivered moments of class with passes and flicks.
Marcus Rashford – 6
Hit the angle with volley on stroke of half-time and saw another shot saved by Sanchez.
Better from the England man.
Rasmus Hojlund – 6
Did not touch the ball in the Chelsea box first half but when he finally did he won the penalty.
Subs
Amad Diallo (73′ for Rashford)
A couple of nice touches but not much impact.
Joshua Zirkzee (’84 for Hojlund)
A couple of nice touches but not much impact.
Victor Lindelof (’84 for Ugarte)
Thrown on to keep things tight and did that.