Liga Inggris, Chelsea Ditahan Imbang 1-1 oleh Manchester United
Stamford – Manchester United mengesampingkan kekhawatiran mereka untuk menggagalkan pemuncak klasemen Liga Inggris Chelsea dengan hasil imbang 1-1 di Stamford Bridge pada Minggu ketika Jadon Sancho mencetak gol yang dianulir oleh penalti Jorginho.
Chelsea, di bawah tekanan setelah Manchester City dan Liverpool sama-sama menang pada akhir pekan, dominan melawan tim United yang memainkan pertandingan Liga Premier pertama mereka di bawah manajer sementara Michael Carrick setelah pemecatan Ole Gunnar Solskjaer akhir pekan lalu.
Tetapi The Blues dihukum karena gagal mengubah penguasaan bola menjadi gol lima menit setelah babak kedua dimulai ketika United membersihkan tendangan bebas Chelsea dan Jorginho – sendirian di dekat garis tengah – salah mengontrol bola tinggi, memungkinkan Sancho berlari melewatinya dan mengalahkannya. Edouard Mendy yang tak berdaya.
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Chelsea dikejutkan oleh gol saat pertandingan berjalan, tetapi Jorginho membayar utangnya kepada para pendukung setia Stamford Bridge pada menit ke-69 ketika ia dengan tenang mengonversi penalti setelah Aaron Wan-Bissaka melanggar Thiago Silva.
The hosts brought on Romelu Lukaku, returning from injury as a substitute for the last 10 minutes, but they failed to find a way through United’s defence.
Fred had United’s best late chance to snatch a winner after a Mendy error but he wasted his shot. Then Antonio Rudiger, who had hit the crossbar in the first half, missed with a volley in almost the last kick of the game.
“We were the better team, we were the team who invested in this game to win,” Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel told BBC radio.
“We tried to win it from the first to the last minute. We had full control in all moments except one. We dealt with it. We came back… There is nothing to worry (about).”
United goalkeeper David de Gea, who pulled off a string of saves to keep his side in the game, sounded like a relieved man after Chelsea racked up 24 shots to United’s three.
“On the pitch, in the goal, I was feeling danger for nearly the whole game,” De Gea told Sky Sports. “We defended well, they missed big chances and the one they give us… we score. It is not enough to draw but at the moment it is a big point.”
The result leaves Chelsea top of the table, a point ahead of Manchester City and two clear of Liverpool. United sit in eighth place, 12 points behind Chelsea.
Carrick dropped Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench as he sought to frustrate Chelsea with a defence-focused approach but he brought on the Portuguese star in the second half.
The former United midfielder looks likely to step aside soon after the club announced German coach Ralf Rangnick will take over as interim manager until the end of the season.
(Red-Reuters)
