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- Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea
Frank Lampard got off to a rocky start as Chelsea manager last year, losing 0-4 to Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League first round.
Also in the second leg at Stamford Bridge, Solskjær got the longest straw with a 2-0 win. In the cup matches, the teams won one match each.
Tonight was scoreless and shared points as Solskjær picked stars like Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani, Mason Greenwood, Donny van de Beek and Nemanja Matic early on, while Anthony Martial was in quarantine. Alex Telles was not on the roster.
The team selection for Nordmøringen made Manchester United legend Patrice Evra react before kick-off.
– Why not play with the best players? asked the former Manchester United captain, clearly annoyed by Solskjær’s team selection on the broadcast to Sky Sports.
Evra then reacted in the same broadcast to the fact that VAR did not intervene and gave Chelsea a penalty in the situation where Harry Maguire took his own life around Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta in the first half.
– In my opinion, he should have been punished. I felt my arm around my neck. It should be a narrow case for the judge to study the situation in the video footage, Azpilicueta tells Sky Sports.
– Clear punishment
There was broad consensus in most circles that Chelsea should have had penalties.
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– What happens? Why doesn’t the VAR look at that situation? It should have been a punishment, writes English soccer presenter Richard Keys on Twitter.
Former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt defended the same message in the TV 2 Premier League studio.
– I think there is a clear punishment. That’s simply not possible in the field, Thorstvedt concludes, noting that these are the things the VAR should consider and correct.
But both the judge and the VAR let the situation pass in silence. 0-0 was the end result of a tame and mediocre performance, where Marcus Rashford and substitute and rookie Edinson Cavani were closer to recognition online.
– There were two teams that played in Europe earlier this week. He was scarred by fighting. We improve in the second half. Overall it was a good defensive performance and we created a couple of chances that could have given us three points, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær tells Sky Sports.
Performance Tam
The first great opportunity in the meek first half came at 35 minutes when Bruno Fernandes found Juan Mata in space.
The Spaniard saw Marcus Rashford’s rum and hit the express train with a stick at the first touch. But Rashford’s shot was stopped by a parade of legs from Edouard Mendy.
After switching sides, the same tame battle scene continued. At 13 minutes into the second half, Solskjær decided to make changes:
Almost a dream debut
He entered both striker Edinson Cavani for his Manchester United debut and French midfield star Paul Pogba.
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Cavani was immediately scored as they were about to score their first goal after just a few seconds on the field, but the shot was just off the post.
Soon after, Chelsea right-back Reece James hit a dangerous post in front of goal, but neither teammate arrived in time.
Rashford came close to scoring again in the final minutes, but the most dangerous player in the game failed to outwit Mendy with his good attempt.
Thus, it ended 0-0 and with shared points at Old Trafford.
Chelsea has nine points from six games, while Manchester United has seven points from five Premier League appearances this season. They are just eight points behind Manchester United in 15th place behind league leaders Everton.
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