and welcome everyone to england's north west the action soon to get underway
here at old trafford i'm derek ray and joining me in the comedy position is the
former england defender lee dixon and we've got premier league action coming right up
it is manchester united taking on chelsea cheers derek yeah really
excited about this one looking forward to some entertaining end-to-end football
and this confrontation is underway
well manchester united have chosen this particular shake
david de gea between the posts victor lindelof plays alongside harry maguire in central defense
and handed the task of playing up front today a real opening now
and that was a heaven-sent opportunity to take the lead so early first goal is so important
derek sometimes you're not ready well you really must be ready this early in the game
kante thiago silva
founder here's mount not showing good defensive judgement
bruno fernandes here's luke shaw fred
cavani really nice ball might really be able to trouble them here
well that's how to put in a clean tackle and a throw in forthcoming options in the middle
that's very effective good high pressing and take it away
a real defensive commitment there now that pass easy on the eye and he's in the clear
and a goal now they have their opener and now they can celebrate
well here it is again it's all about the pace in transition
that was so quick to get out from the back and when he gets through
to the keeper he just smashes it past him and gives him no chance to think a lovely finish
well it can be difficult being a manager at times none more so than now
so united restart the game disappointed to have conceded can they come up with an equalizer
marcus rashford
manchester united have lost the ball
and he's made headway and it goes two goals in rapid fire fashion
and looking very comfortable here well the keeper thinks the crossbar saved
him we'll have a look again young man it's in the back of the net
well let's take another look at that girl shall we
well a second goal for them here
shaw here is fred scott mctominay
moving the ball effectively
giovanni it's with mctominay greenwood
here is fred
and they need to get tighter cavani rob them
well chelsea have struggled with possession of it but they won't mind they're winning this game
and why because their counter attack is absolutely fantastic
it doesn't seem to be too much in that offside decision
kante
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and the cross into the middle and an effective clearance
and pulisic has it well clattered away
short
harry maguire now
marcus rashford and the cross is very much on useful cross towards the near post
it has to be oh moments of pure class had to catch it perfectly and dignity just
well as we see again derrick it's quite simple keep the ball don't give it away it's a terrible
clearance and after that they're under pressure and they never recover bad goals give away
well as they kick off again 2-1 the current state of affairs
well totaling up all the stoppages we'll have two additional minutes
aspiely
here's mount
marcos alonso and that will do it for the first half here at the theater of dreams
i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far
well if he plays like that in the second half we're in
well they get the ball rolling once more chelsea in front
but there might still be a few twists and turns before this is over
thiago silva and golo kante it's worth marcos alonso
here's coverage mount conte
well can they price them open now well the past not fighting its targets
and providing which as clean as a whistle that challenge
well they've won possession back what can they do from here
and the situation could be dangerous priority was to hang on to the ball which he did
rudiger and mount
marcus alonso that's not a bad ball making sure nothing untoward happened
how can chelsea use this corner to add to their advantage what a high quality stop it was
well look at the speed he sets himself derrick he gets ready and makes a really good save
and over comes the corner well no end products
kante mateo kovic
marcus alonso that's an effective cross aimed at the back post this might be ideal for the counter
fred a chance for him to get in behind maybe promising attack but his timing was off
here's a change for manchester united
making sure that was pushed well away from danger manchester united throw in here
short well manchester united controlling possession here after that it's been a little bit
disappointing creativity in midfield is a little bit off certainly too slow in front he's in here
that is top-notch goalkeeping he had to reach in with his hand yeah it's all about reading
the pace of the ball and the player's feet when do i go down when do i strip the ball
did a brilliant job then well derrick you always say you get one more chance
these united fans certainly believe so do the players incredible noise in here
possession lost intercepting manchester united no they've got to get on the front foot
with time the enemy well it's the late show and they are level again well let's take a look at
this replay the difference between a good player and some of the best players is they don't need to
take a touch gets his shot away first time nothing else matters but concentrating on that ball
well as the game has restarted we're left to reflect on four goals
2-2 number seven edinson cavani
inside the final two minutes of this contest
marcus alonso totaling up all the stoppages we'll have two additional minutes
fred and there's the referee's whistle these two sides cannot be separated
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