MUFC v Chelsea April 2017
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Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · Education
Man United vs Chelsea Premier League April 2017 Even Jose must be smiling after this one. If he hadn't done so already, this was the day Jose Mourinho cemented his relationship with the United faithful after his side's comprehensive destruction of title-chasing Chelsea. The very fact that his ex-employers had already inflicted a humiliating Premiership defeat on him early in the season and then followed that up with a quarter final FA Cup KO last month, must have been bitter pills to swallow for Jose Mourinho and a third reversal on his own patch would have been almost unthinkable. But from the opening moments when the superb Marcus Rashford left the pedestrian Chelsea back line struggling to combat his blurring pace and then followed that up with the opening goal,-courtesy of some generous refereeing when provider Ander Herreira appeared to handle in the build-up- the Portuguese man-of-war had his tactical selection off to a tee. Together with the fleet -footed Jesse Lingard ,the Reds duo gave Gary Cahill and David Luiz a torrid time and only some wayward finishing prevented the hosts establishing a comfortable half time lead. But within minutes of the re-start ,Ashley Young's persistence allowed Herreira to strike a killer second leaving United in complete control. Chelsea's response was surprisingly tame.Eden Hazard the man expected to lead the fightback found it impossible to unshackle the tight rein placed on him by resolute defending and the powerhouse Diego Costa showed little appetite ,as he has done in recent weeks. Rashford had other openings to crown his magnificent display and was eventually given a standing ovation as Zlatan Ibrahimovitch replaced him in the closing minutes. In truth David de Gea never had a save to make as the Londoners slumped to their fifth league defeat allowing Spurs to close in in second place with just four points to make up and a better goal difference for the run-in. But the day belonged to Jose.His team selection and tactical know-how left his counterpart Conte baffled and bemused as the champions-elect begin to feel the pressure of having led the pursuing pack for so long. Analysis by Lew Fink. SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
