and we are ready to go just about millions of viewers from all around the world are tuning in
for the super cup designer my name is derek ray here on the commentary position i'm joined by lee
dixon and with the atmosphere building to fever pitch we're inching ever closer to kickoff time
it is manchester united taking on chelsea well the super cup final reward for the two
teams that win the major trophies in europe the europa league and the champions league
match off tonight i'm really looking forward to this one derek
and here's the lineup for manchester united well there's no great mystery
is there we know normally how they're going to play and it's all about applying as much
pressure as possible lee can we anticipate seeing more of the same today yeah absolutely
derek if you're really good at something then why not they're very good at this all the team
members have bought into this style of play one player slacks off and it all falls apart though
here's the lineup for chelsea matteo kovic starts with angola kante in
the center of the park and playing on his own in attack is christian pulisic
in the battle for the uefa super cup they're underway now
chill well
this is thiago silva aspiely cueta rhys james
given away by chelsea
shaw harry maguire now bruno fernandes
cavani
fred
that's a lovely ball
and the cross is very much on but he made that interception look routine in truth it wasn't
oh they've lost it
maguire fred with it greenwood fred
cavani well unable to hold his run and that's
offside
james
read it magnificently and intercepted
scott mctominay lindelof now
fred
and they need to get tighter here that's how to blunt the edge of the opposing attack
ziesh he has time to play us over clumps clear
kante
rudiger has it
real danger
it's still alive
and they keep the ball advantage chelsea and a foul in the opinion of the referee
now what can they do from this free-kick
situation
and the keeper grabbing hold of that free kick
and the cross not quite imaginative enough
and firing it into the area pretty comfortable piece of defending
ziyesh just couldn't get it through
well derrick there's nothing between these two teams in terms of possession
can someone take control of this game take a few more risks hopefully we'll see a goal soon
edinson cavani's in the vicinity but he took care of it defensively
oh a lovely ball and he might be in here z-ish on his own with only the keeper to beat
and steal his mystics well he had one thought power he should have thought composure
scott mctominay if you're wondering about stoppage time one minute to be added on
cavani bruno fernandez has it
so at the end of 45 minutes in this battle for a super cup supremacy it hasn't really
got goingly has it no it hasn't derek the game is about winning and winning trophies etc but
surely you've got to entertain the public as well and both sides have not done that
and the second half and this uefa super cup tussle is underway here
here's chilwell mateo kovacic james
here's cover chips
chill well is it going to be pulisic not far away at all with the bully well to
catch it like that you've got to have really good technique and oh so close fred here's luke shaw
scott mctominay
it's with mctominay
disappointing for united to give it away like that
rhys james rather than a free kick it's advantage chelsea ziesh
pulisic covetech
almost what you might call a jaw-dropping save oh
he's got no right to make that save it's absolutely fantastic
and no escape not an immediate yellow card but the referee deals with him now
so the corner played into the box taking care of business defensively here
james have they given him too much space possession one
and they'll get ready for the throw-in
pulisic no not the best challenge and he's in
the last cast defending but brilliant defending
scotland
and space here on the flank it's with mctominay
bruno fernandez or sloppy in possession
and that puts them in position and he's through
takes it on we wondered if a goal was forthcoming but it has arrived now well
finally the deadlock has been broken not long to go now how will that affect the opposition
well we can see it again now and it really is a difficult ball to defend against over the
top and into space and then the sheer power of the strike really impressive it's a thunderbolt
well a dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the decider
15 minutes remaining mason greenwood fred
and rashford maguire scott mctominay juan bisaka
manchester united no they've got to get on the front foot
with time the enemy cavani might want this one just wanted to get it out of there well that
might well be scoped for them to counter attack here all in all a broken counter attack fred fred
not with rashford
fred good use of advantage in united's favor oh big chance
and with that they've thwarted the opportunity
inside the final two minutes of this contest can they fashion something they need a goal
a real defensive commitment there
and the final whistle the cup issue is settled a story of one side celebrating and the other
distraught and lee memories are being made yeah absolutely it doesn't matter how much
money you've got in the bank players will always look back at moments like these these
moments when you pick trophies up and win medals absolutely brilliant for this group of players
yeah you can see what it means to this tight-knit team
real solidarity
and now the players get to relax a bit and enjoy having the pictures taken well you know