Manchester United 4-1 Chelsea – Hosts seal Champions League spot with shellacking of Blues at Outdated Trafford

Manchester United booked their place in subsequent season’s Champions League with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Chelsea at Outdated Trafford.

Erik ten Hag’s males wanted only a level to verify a top-four end and Casemiro settled any early nerves with a free header on six minutes to internet his fourth league purpose of the marketing campaign.

Chelsea, who named their youngest ever common beginning XI in Premier League historical past, had some large moments within the ultimate third within the first half however the profligacy that has blighted their season was evident as soon as extra with Mykhailo Mudryk, Kai Havertz and Conor Gallagher the principle culprits.

United suffered a blow simply previous to the half-hour mark when Antony was stretchered off with simply 9 days till the FA Cup ultimate, however they doubled their lead going into the interval when Anthony Martial tapped in Jadon Sancho’s unselfish go.

Bruno Fernandes hit the woodwork and Casemiro fizzed inches large because the hosts pushed for a 3rd within the second interval earlier than Fernandes made fully certain of the win with a composed penalty on 73 minutes.

Substitute Marcus Rashford then took benefit of some surprising Chelsea defending so as to add a fourth 5 minutes later and snare his thirtieth purpose of the season. Joao Felix added a comfort purpose late on, however it mattered little.

The consequence sees the Pink Devils transfer as much as third spot, two factors forward of Newcastle United in fourth and successfully ends fifth-placed Liverpool’s slim hopes of gate-crashing the highest 4 on the demise.

Chelsea keep twelfth and set a brand new membership report with a sixteenth defeat in a 38-game Premier League season to compound ending within the backside half of the top-flight for the primary time in 27 years.

Manchester United finish the league season at house to Fulham on Sunday afternoon whereas Chelsea host Newcastle United.

Speaking level

Manchester United again in Europe’s large time with a recreation to spare as FA Cup ultimate looms. Ten Hag’s first season on the helm will now undoubtedly go down as a major success. It’s no secret the temper round Outdated Trafford and the vibe all through the membership as a complete has modified on account of his constructive affect, however now the Dutchman’s influence is backed up by tangible outcomes.

It’s mission achieved with a return to Europe’s Premier competitors and one trophy already within the bag. Now it’s the small matter of signing off the PL season at house to Fulham earlier than the FA Cup ultimate. Can they make an excellent season an important one by stopping neighbours Metropolis on step two of three of their treble quest? The Residents can be heavy favourites to win at Wembley however United can be determined to cease Pep Guardiola’s champions from emulating the Pink Devils’ 1999 heroics. It makes for an important story as a part of a sequence of intriguing sub plots going into a primary all-Manchester ultimate.

Participant of the match

Casemiro (Man United). What a signing the 31-year-old Brazilian has confirmed to be. Adopted up his winner at Bournemouth with the opener right here and had an enormous hand within the second on the stroke of half time.

Participant Scores

MAN UNITED: De Gea 7, Wan-Bissaka 8, Varane 7, Lindelof 8, Shaw 6, Casemiro 9, Eriksen 8, Antony 6, Fernandes 8, Sancho 8, Martial 7. Subs: Rashford 8, Malacia 7, Fred 6, Garnacho 6, McTominay n/a.

CHELSEA: Kepa 7, W Fofana 5, Chalobah 6, Azpilicueta 6, Corridor 7, Fernandez 7, Chukwuemeka 6, Madueke 6, Gallagher 6, Havertz 5, Mudryk 5. Subs: Joao Felix 7, Pulisic 6, D Fofana n/a, Loftus-Cheek n/a, Ziyech n/a.

Match Highlights

05’ – CHELSEA CHANCE! Corridor scampers free down the left and lays the ball into the center for Mudryk who someway fails to correctly join with what regarded like a easy sufficient end from eight yards out.

06’ – GOAL! – Man United 1-0 Chelsea. Casemiro is left free to flick a header past Kepa from a right-wing free kick.

33’ – CHELSEA CHANCE! An outstanding Blues transfer ends with Havertz heading approach off beam from Corridor’s glorious left-wing cross.

45+1’ – CHELSEA CHANCE! Gallagher collects a go on the appropriate facet of the world however drags his low effort large of the far put up.

45+6’ – GOAL! – Man United 2-0 Chelsea. Martial faucets in from shut vary after great play from Casemiro and Sancho put it on a plate for the French striker.

48’ – MAN UNITED CHANCE! The hosts simply carve the Blues open with Lindelof and Sancho teeing up Fernandes, however the midfielder’s thumping strike slaps again off the crossbar.

53’ – MAN UNITED CHANCE! Kepa someway claws Eriksen’s improvised close-range shot off the road earlier than Casemiro guides a stunning 25-yard effort inches large of the far put up.

73’ – GOAL! – Man United 3-0 Chelsea. Fernandes steps up and tucks a peaceful spot kick past Kepa. The penalty was awarded after Fofana caught Fernandes within the space.

78’ – GOAL! – Man United 4-0 Chelsea. Rashford will get in on the act with a easy tap-in after Kepa had saved his preliminary effort. Fofana just about gifted that to the hosts with a stray go inside his personal space.

89’ – GOAL! – Man United 4-1 Chelsea. Felix costs on the coronary heart of the United defence and fires a stunning, low strike into the far nook from 25 yards out.

Key Stats

Chelsea are simply the third group in Premier League historical past to start out as many as 9 gamers aged beneath 24 in a match, after Middlesbrough (10 v Fulham, Might 2006) and Aston Villa (10 v Swansea, Jan 2013).

Casemiro has scored in back-to-back league appearances for the primary time since February 2019, when he was taking part in for Actual Madrid at La Liga.

Ten Hag’s facet are unbeaten in 29 video games at Outdated Trafford in all competitions, profitable 25 and drawing 4.

Rashford has grow to be the primary Manchester United participant to attain 30 targets in a season since Robin Van Persie in 2012/13 and the primary to internet 20 at Outdated Trafford since Wayne Rooney in 2009-10.