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| Event | Premier League 2024-25 | ||||||
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| Date | Sunday 3 November 2024 | ||||||
| Venue | Old Trafford, Manchester | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Cole Palmer | ||||||
| Referee | Robert Jones | ||||||
| Attendance | 73,813 | ||||||
| Weather | 11 °C (51 °F) | ||||||
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Manchester United v Chelsea was a match which took place at Old Trafford on Sunday 3 November 2024.
Team News[]
Manchester United[]
Ruud van Nistelrooy will remain as Manchester United interim head coach for their next three games before Rúben Amorim takes permanent charge on 11 November.
The Dutchman did not provide any injury updates in Thursday's pre-match press conference but he could again be without Anthony, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount, Luke Shaw and Leny Yoro, all of whom missed Wednesday's EFL Cup win against Leicester.
Chelsea[]
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca says he has a fully fit squad.
But Jadon Sancho, who is on loan from United, is ineligible to face his parent club.
Match facts[]
Head-to-head[]
- Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 11 home league games against Chelsea (W5, D6) and can win three in a row against the Blues at Old Trafford for the first time since 1957.
- The Londoners beat United 4-3 in April despite trailing after 90 minutes and are vying to claim back-to-back league victories against the Reds for the first time since 2011.
- The Blues’ most recent league win away to United was on 5 May 2013, with Juan Mata scoring the only goal.
- This is the most drawn fixture in Premier League history, with 26 of 64 meetings ending level.
Manchester United[]
- United’s tally of 11 points is their second lowest at this stage of a Premier League season – they had one point fewer after nine games in 2019-20.
- Should they fail to win they will have their lowest points total after 10 league fixtures since 1986-87, the season which saw Sir Alex Ferguson take charge on 6 November (after 13 matches).
- Only Southampton and Crystal Palace have scored fewer top-flight goals this term than the Reds (prior to the latest round of fixtures).
- United have underperformed their expected goals figure by 6.8 in the Premier League this season, the biggest negative differential of any side.
- Seven of Erik ten Hag’s 27 Premier League defeats came via 90th minute winners, equivalent to 26% - the highest percentage of any manager to lose at least 20 games in the competitions.
- Bruno Fernandes has failed to score in 12 consecutive league appearances, though he did score twice in Wednesday's EFL Cup win against Leicester, his first club goals of the season.
Chelsea[]
- The Blues have lost three of their last 24 Premier League matches (W14, D7), with those defeats coming against Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool.
- They have won 10 of 14 top-flight fixtures (D2, L2) since the start of May.
- The average age of Chelsea’s starting line-up in the Premier League this season is 23 years and 206 days, younger than any other side.
- The oldest player to feature for the club in the league this term is 27-year-old Tosin Adarabioyo.
- Cole Palmer has scored 29 goals in 42 Premier League games for the Blues. The only players to have reached 30 goals in fewer than 50 appearances for the club are Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (41 matches) and Diego Costa (48).
- Nicolas Jackson has been directly involved in 14 goals in his past 14 Premier League games, scoring 10 and assisting four.
Match Report[]
Moises Caicedo’s crisp volley gave Chelsea a deserved point against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
United’s interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, in charge while the Red Devils await the arrival of newly-appointed Ruben Amorim, looked on course for a second successive victory when Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock from the spot in the 70th minute after Chelsea keeper Robert Sanchez brought down Rasmus Hojlund.
Van Nistelrooy celebrated wildly on the touchline but United’s elation lasted only four minutes until Caicedo expertly struck a superb shot past Andre Onana from the edge of the area.
It resulted in a share of the points in a largely unspectacular encounter, although Wesley Fofana hit the woodwork with a header in the first half, with United striker Marcus Rashford also volleying against the angle of post and bar before the break.
Van Nistelrooy has certainly coaxed plenty of endeavour from his players as he steps in until Amorim finally succeeds the sacked Erik ten Hag, but he was unable to inspire any genuine quality.
United were comfortable enough in defence in the face of Chelsea’s threat, but there was a lack of creation and cutting edge that ultimately meant they did not do enough to merit victory.
Rashford’s volley was the closest they came until Chelsea keeper Sanchez made an injudicious challenge on Hojlund when the striker looked to have lost control and was moving away from goal.
The young striker was a peripheral figure while Alejandro Garnacho summed up United as a whole. The Argentine was full of tireless running but his finishing was wayward, especially in the second half when he scuffed a clear chance from Fernandes’ pass, shooting tamely into the arms of Sanchez at the Stretford End.
Van Nistelrooy is clearly determined to enjoy his time in charge and his celebration of United’s goal was a sight to behold: leaping and running down the touchline before pumping his fists towards the elated supporters.
It was a show of emotion in sharp contrast to the reserved Ten Hag, the United legend’s presence receiving approval from around Old Trafford.
United will be disappointed to have lost the lead so quickly, but this is a club that understandably feels like it is in a holding pattern until the new era begins under Amorim after the international break.
Chelsea were by far the more composed and ordered side on show at Old Trafford, much better on the ball than Manchester United as they demonstrated the clear identity imposed by coach Enzo Maresca.
Maresca is determined to shape a passing style, but Chelsea’s major flaw here was their habit of taking one pass too many when they had carved out good positions.
It happened too often, and it took one moment of individual skill by Caicedo – who was outstanding once more – to finally give them the end product they had strived for to no avail beforehand.
Caicedo is now looking exactly like the player Chelsea were willing to pay a record £115m for from Brighton at the start of last season, a huge influence in midfield and he broke up United attacks and started his own with regularity.
Chelsea, at times, look an impressive work in progress and quality runs through Maresca’s team, but they were guilty of over-doing that trademark passing style at Old Trafford and it may just have cost them the win.
Match[]
Details[]
| 3 November 2024 16:30 GMT Live on Sky Sports |
Manchester United 
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1–1 |  Chelsea
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Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 73,813 Referee: Robert Jones |
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Fernandes  70' (pen.)
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Caicedo 74'
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Match Stats[]
| Manchester United | Chelsea |
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| Possession ball | |
| 46% | 54% |
| Shots | |
| 11 | 12 |
| Shots on target | |
| 4 | 3 |
| Corners | |
| 4 | 8 |
| Fouls | |
| 19 | 14 |
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