a meeting of two sides who have been very much at the heart of
the english football story in recent years is blues against reds chelsea
versus manchester united live from stamford bridge on ea tv
and stamford bridge has the venue on a very pleasant day for football here in west london
i'm derek ray and i'm joined here on the gantry for commentary by stuart robson i'm very much
looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league it is chelsea versus manchester
united well thanks derek the best coach i played under would always tell us before kick off earn
the right to play if you can win your individual battles outrun your opponent eventually you'll
get the space to show your ability i'm sure that's being echoed by the coaches here today
and a look at the chelsea starting eleven edward mendy starts in goal as femi cueta plays
alongside thiago silva in central defense mateo kovacich plays alongside georginio
in the center of midfield and then this tactical set up they have just the one player in attack
this is the team manchester united will go with team henderson begins in goal harry maguire
plays with victor lindelof in central defence paul pogba plays alongside donny van der beek
in the center of midfield and the starting roman attack is handed to cristiano ronaldo
an absorbing matching prospects manchester united get the ball rolling
it's a clever run here from rashford
and given away by marcos alonso sancho
juan bisaka that's how to blunt the edge of the opposing attack
superb effort to keep it in he's got the right idea with that boss and they couldn't
do damage well it's great when you can rely on your keeper and chelsea win the corner
and there's the delivery of a time for calm on the ball
and
failure to keep the ball by united
donnie thunderbake
free kick to chelsea
pogba taking charge defensively
and they keep the ball advantage chelsea
georginio excellent use of the ball as they make their way forward mount
well he read that brilliantly at the back
a really intense pressure applied now a perfectly timed pass
and i've got to get wide from there disappointing
here's luke shaw
pogba cristiano ronaldo rashford it's still alive
now they can keep possession of it now
oh he's lost possession of the ball
runner finance oh his eyes lit up thinking
it was about to be the opener well just the lack of composure he should score there
marcus alonso vienna with it now
coverage
they do pass the ball with authority
it is now with jorginho oh tremendous work from the keeper to avert the danger
pogba we're getting right on top of their opponent now far from a smooth
challenge now will the referee produce a card
well the card is out and it's yellow yeah it's clumsy and it's late definitely a yellow card
not the worst free kick in the world but the goalkeeper equal to it
well they need to be more positive with their passing make more runs in behind the defense
create overloads in the wide areas and then we may see an improvement in those stats
options in the middle
ronaldo that's how to beat your opponent he knows he's got to react
well no damage done
good visualization and execution
and look at the celebrations
well here it is again and the pace in which they break forward is devastating
it's so hard to defend against and the finish is clinical it just makes it look so easy doesn't it
so united restart the game disappointed to have conceded can they come up with an equalizer
well the referee has instructed the fourth official to put two minutes on the board
over the top towards rashford
shaw here's ronaldo effective challenge and so the first half draws to a close here in west london
i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far
well he certainly had an impact on that first half scoring that late goal but i
thought his overall contribution was really good and he got better as the half wore on
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 on the ball azpilicueta
jaden sancho here's juan bisaka united might be able to cash in possession one
kai habets and you've got to keep the ball a bit better than that
that is tackling of the highest order bodies forward and the break looks on
oh really commanding goalkeeping
no way through
bruno
oh that's really high class goalkeeping but now we find out it was offside
and united will switch things around personnel wise
well as those stacks show us chelsea haven't controlled the possession of the game
but they've certainly shown an ability to counter attack when they win it back i expect more of the
same i think it's been a really good performance from so far encouraging stuff from united
he could pick out a teammate the clearance wasn't decisive
fine use of the ball
fantastic work to thwart the danger
cristiano ronaldo
here's ronaldo decent position this for united to find themselves in
always left us marco for dead
and the throw in forthcoming
and find work from chelsea to win the ball back
habits
but a shocking pass really
a chance maybe from the wide position
well the perfect tackle really and now a throw-in
ronaldo threading it through well even marginally offside is still against the law
again he just needs to hold his run for a fraction longer and he would have been in on goal
and wasteful from chelsea
so a throw in here
getting in there to take it away
can they fashion something they need a goal and players waiting at the far post well i suspected
that might be difficult for the keeper but i was wrong well not much time left now and these
supporters are doing everything they can to get their team over the finish line what an atmosphere
oh nice ball over the top to chase
and the referee has pointed to the spots at a crucial phase in the proceedings
and united will switch things around personnel wise
a well-taken penalty
well here it is again and just watch the keeper he stands still hoping it's hit down the middle
unfortunately for him he's got it wrong
and time for the change now so back underway following the equalizer
tension building still level
james options in the middle and just failing to bend the wrong enough and the flag has been raised
sure
and that is it for the 90 minutes level pegging here