Man Utd has beaten
Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League match on Monday night and here are the main
talking facts.
Manchester
United fans would have been excused for fearing the worst when Eric
Bailly's starting place was leaked ahead of facing Chelsea on Monday night. Football fans from around the world
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The hugely popular
Ivorian has remained a fan favorite throughout his injury-plagued spell at Old
Trafford, but the decision to start him in the biggest game of the season was a
huge call.
Solskjaer joked
ahead of kick-off Bailly, who had not started a game since last April, was
looking for payback having got injured in that last outing 10 months ago. It is
safe to say he delivered.
Bailly might have
looked a little jaded early on and was at risk of ruining his return when he
gifted Pedro the ball in the opening moments of the game, but it is a huge
testament to him how he responded.
Playing in a makeshift
back-three the center back stole the show with a vintage display that saw him
put his body on the line, thwarting the Chelsea attacks at every available
opportunity.
Victor Lindelof's
absence was a huge blow ahead of kick-off, but it is a testament to Bailly that
by the end of the match his former defensive partner wasn't on anyone's mind.
Odion Ighalo debut
Odion Ighalo was
clearing itching to come on against Chelsea from the word go. The Nigerian arrived
Stamford Bridge alone onward of kick-off, and put up silent on the pitch as he sopping
up his Premier League return.
Solskjaer raised an
eyebrow and offered a smile at the striker as he walked back to the bench in
the first-half, a reassuring moment for a 30-year-old who has been sent back to
his childhood fantasy.
Ighalo finished his
warm-up then put up for about five seconds just watching the game like a fan
because he is.
Irrupted by the display
they had seen so far, Chelsea fans yelled go back to China at the most recent
addition, Ighalo's reaction was to simply flash a smile.
No problem what takes
place in the next five months his vision has come real. His miss in injury time
will be playing on his mind for the rest of the week, but the smile won't be
going anywhere from his face.
Man Utd still need
another attacking midfielder
Over the winter break,
it seemed every pundit in the world had something to say about January arrival
Bruno Fernandes.
However, it appears the
words of his former Sporting coach Carlos Carvahal are the ones that warrant
the most attention following his recent display.
Fernandes looked decent
again at Stamford Bridge but, as Carvahal warned, his best position is not as
an attacking midfielder but deeper in a three.
The 26-year-old again
produced another brilliant display against Chelsea but it seems like his
long-term future at the club will be as part of a midfield partnership with
someone else in the front.
Grealish shone again at
the weekend in Aston Villa's loss to Tottenham while displaying all of the
tenacity and creativity which is needed to complement this gradually improving
midfield. A summer move surely has to be considered.
Man Utd have a mental
advantage over Chelsea now
On a weekend which saw
Tottenham and Arsenal together top much-needed victories, this was a forceful answer
from Solskjaer and his side.
Defeat would have ended
all hopes of Champions League football next season but instead, the dream is
very much alive after another vintage away performance.
Chelsea had lost just
one of their last 17 Premier League home games against Man Utd heading into the encounter on Monday night, well
now they have lost three times to them this season.
In all of the competitions,
this season Lampard might contend his side has played the good football, but
they have nil to show for it.
There will still be
plenty of twists and turns before the end of the current campaign but
after a week of rejuvenation, Manchester United are fully committed to the
fight in front of them.
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