Manchester United v Chelsea: Premier League – Live! | Football

87 min: Another bad delivery from Ziyech, this time from the left. The ball is finally volleyed deep into the stands by an overly ambitious Jorginho.

86 min: However, United do not clear correctly and Chelsea attack them, James pressing to the right and Chilwell to the left. Finally, Fred panics and makes him cut his own bar.

84 min: On the dais, Donny van de Beek looks on impassively. Penny for her thoughts. In the field, Azpilicueta centers from the right. Shaw swerves into a corner.

83 min: United makes their final change, sending Greenwood in place of McTominay.

81 min: Ziyech replaces Pulisic, who hasn’t been comfortable since McTominay cleaned him up.

80 min: Silva pulls a cross from Shaw for a corner. The set piece is half clear, but Lindelof returns to Chelsea from the right and gets in for Pogba, who shoots lamely into a thicket of players. Chelsea clears correctly this time.

78 min: Not much urgency is shown here. Both teams would love to win, of course, but the main goal is to avoid defeat and all the attendant pressure.

76 min: LATEST NEWS: Marcus Rashford is a flawed human like the rest of us! It slides to the rear of Mount and goes into the referee’s notebook. You have moral credit to burn, let’s be fair.

75 min: Pulisic falls, as a result of McTominay hitting him hard but fairly. Somehow he gets back up, albeit cautiously.

73 min: Both teams pick up the pace, so there it is. But they are still struggling to rebuild any movement. So far it has been a disappointing match. There’s still enough time for someone to get it going.

71 min: It is Chelsea’s turn to make a double change: Mount and Abraham replace the ineffective Werner and Havertz.

69 min: Maguire throws a beautiful ball down the left for Rashford, who takes it in stride at top speed. He shoots from a tight angle, believing he beat Azpilicueta after a hip movement, but Chelsea’s man recovers well and blocks.

67 min: The game threatens to stop. It is not an inspiring fare.

65 min: Play comes to a halt when Pogba comes out worse at an innocent 50-50 with Reece James. He is holding her back and grimacing. Oh wait, now James comes down to get treatment for a sore thigh and also his ankle, while Pogba recovers. James is repaired and both men are ready to go.

63 min: Havertz and Werner launch a high-speed foray into United territory. Lindelof does very well to guide Werner to the left, as the forward was looking for room to shoot. Chelsea are satisfied with a corner that comes to nothing.

61 min: Reece James sends a fierce right-to-left swinger through United’s six-yard box. Havertz is an inch away from passing the ball over the far post. Finish in the net as the ball continues on its merry way.

59 min: Cavani almost made a sensational start with a United jersey. You are inches from scoring with your first touch! From the corner, Fernandes curls low from the left toward the near post. Cavani sticks one leg out and nonchalantly slides to the lower left. Shave the outside of the pole and shake the side net. Mendy probably I had it covered, but I wouldn’t put too much money on it. Shadows of Scholes and Sheringham.

58 min: United comes to life, Fernandes releases Rashford on the left. There is no room for a shot. Shaw wins a corner instead. Before it can be taken, Pogba and Cavani replace Mata and James.

55 min: Kante throws a long ball diagonally towards Chilwell to the left. Chilwell slides in for Havertz, who throws a bad ball into United’s box but doesn’t get close to anyone in blue.

53 min: Chilwell, Pulisic and Werner blend smoothly down the left, ultimately creating a half chance for Werner inside the area. His shot is blocked by Maguire the second he gets off his foot.

51 min: A United corner to the left. Mata and Fernandes pull off a cute back and forth routine that catches Chelsea cold, the ball finally cutting for Rashford on the edge of the area. Rashford’s shot always goes wide to the left. Mata tries to maintain the attack but the flag is raised for offside.

49 min: Pulisic hits cover as he dribbles down the baseline to the left of United’s goal. He has dropped the ball fairly and does not claim a penalty.

48 min: Dan James leads Azpilicueta down the left inner channel. Drop one shoulder and … run, hit the Chelsea captain, the ball squirts harmlessly. He has the grace of not claiming a penalty kick.

46 min: Havertz threatens to get into a lot of space in midfield and is cynically trimmed by Fred, who enters the notebook.

United start the second half. Without changes. It also continues to rain with extreme prejudice. Incidentally, Frank Lampard has been inspired by the Dexys fashion of the Geno era. He’s been looking for a reliable central defender, he’s been looking everywhere, he can’t find one anywhere. Where have you hidden them?

It is also halftime on Marcus Rashford v The Man. Rashford is running away; The Man should be completely embarrassed by his pitiful performance. “Gorsehill is a short distance from Old Trafford,” writes Judith Mellor. “The elementary school is down the road from the ground. It is a rainbow nation of a school. My daughter (who is a teacher) will be volunteering for ‘Gorsehill Mums with Limited Funds’, which will host packed lunches for local school children next week for half term. These are moms with limited funds who help the poor. There is a GoFundMe page. “

Both teams have done nothing more than act as commissioner. This party has threatened to come alive on a few occasions, but it hasn’t quite happened. To be fair, everyone is drenched. They will return after 15 minutes of bliss in hot towels.

45 min +1: Havertz is reprimanded for a cynical tug on Fred’s shirt. Mata struggles to the right. Wan-Bissaka shoots at a low crossover, but Mendy easily claims it.

45 min: There will be one more minute of football in the first half.

44 min: Shaw rushes in from the left but, just as things seem to be opening up for him, he loses control and lets the ball pass to Mendy. United are enjoying their best streak of the game. The breakup comes at the wrong time for them.

43 min: The corner leads to nowhere. Rashford is good to continue.

41 min: Mata points a curling iron to the upper left. Mendy does very well to tip into a corner. The closest United has arrived. Before the resulting corner can be taken, Rashford gets some treatment after Silva trimmed it at the bottom of the boot. The VAR checks for foul play, but again, without interest. Like the previous one, you have seen them dice. Somewhere in the multiverse, both teams have received a penalty.

40 min: Chilwell puts it in the mixer. United of course. Maguire puts his arm around Azpilicueta, who wants a penalty. It’s a fair shout, Maguire gives him a good hug from behind and drags him down. But neither the referee nor the VAR show interest.

39 min: Shaw is booked for throwing away from Reece James, who was doing well at a great pace down the right. A promising free kick for Chelsea. “Despite the howling potential, Mendy’s save on Rashford was a shot Kepa would have seen behind him at the net,” notes Mary Waltz.

37 min: Like Pulisic before him, Rashford could have taken a couple more steps toward goal before shooting. But he saw a gap in the lower left, and looked for a power threader there. He was denied for an excellent save, to be fair.

35 min: Unidos finally forced Mendy to work properly. Fernandes strips Jorginho of possession; Mata then slides Rashford inside right. He reaches the box and hits the far corner. Mendy sticks out one leg to deflect. A good reaction, except. Rashford probably should have done better, but if there’s time to put it down a bit, it’s now. However, he is not happy with himself. Nothing comes out of the resulting corner.

34 min: Pulisic steals Fred and pushes the United defense to the right. His low diagonal shot deflects Lindelof and goes for a corner down the left. Nothing leaves the set.

32 min: Pulisic dances from the left and passes McTominay. Get in the box and get hit. De Gea meets at his closest post. Pulisic could have taken another step or two towards goal there, such was the gap in United’s defense, but he opted to take it early. Turns out it was a bad decision.