Manchester United lost to Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge on Friday, their latest Premier League setback. In the second half of a hard-fought game, Marc Cucurella gave the Blues the lead and helped them return to the top four spots in the standings before the last weekend.

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It will be hard for Ruben Amorim’s club to win a Premier League game next week against an Aston Villa team vying for UEFA Champions League qualifying, since they haven’t done so since a 3-0 victory over relegated Leicester City on March 16.

United did have a strong start to the game, and Harry Maguire scored after Bruno Fernandes’ lovely cross. Regretfully, the VAR called the play offside since the graphic showed that Maguire’s shoulder was barely in front of the final defender.

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Going forward, the Reds’ energy somewhat decreased, mostly as a result of the Blues’ restriction of their options. Amad and Patrick Dorgu found it difficult to advance anything on the wings, Rasmus Hojlund once again performed poorly when receiving and keeping the ball up for his teammates to advance, and there were very few periods of position.

With this loss, United has only collected 18 points away from home this season, which is by far the lowest total in the history of the Premier League.

The sole opportunity to win a trophy and play in Europe the following season is in the UEFA Europa League Final against Tottenham Hotspur in Bilbao on Wednesday.