Man United 2-1 Chelsea: Player Ratings: Two 9/10s standout but three 5/10s will worry Amorim

Manchester United registered a 2-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Manager Ruben Amorim made two changes to the side that lost 3-0 to Manchester City.

Casemiro and Harry Maguire replaced Manuel Ugarte and Leny Yoro in the starting XI.

The game saw a wild start, with Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez shown a red card in the fifth minute after catching Bryan Mbeumo with a mistimed tackle outside his box.

Things got worse for the visitors when Bruno Fernandes put United ahead with a well-timed run.

Casemiro doubled the lead with a header when Chelsea failed to clear the ball decisively.

Referee Peter Bankes showed two yellow cards, displaying brainless officiating of the highest level.

The Manchester rain made it tough for the two teams to play but several players earning bookings.

Trevoh Chalobah scored in the 80th minute to make the last few minutes of the game more interesting.

However, United held on to their lead to record an important victory for Amorim.

Player Ratings

Altay Bayindir – 5/10

Another game where he was too easily pushed around during a corner, with Chelsea scoring before the linesman raised the offside flag. Eventually, he allowed a goal from another set-piece.

Matthijs de Ligt – 9/10

De Ligt superbly rescued his side at the hour mark by making a sublime intervention to stop Joao Pedro take a strike from a very good position.He has been the best United defender this season.

Harry Maguire – 7/10

An excellent performance from the former captain. He was strong in defence and very smart with his ball distribution.

Luke Shaw – 8/10

Shaw was criticised for being bullied by Jeremy Doku and Erling Haaland last weekend.

He was aggressive today to win the header in the build-up to Casemiro’s goal.

Noussair Mazraoui – 8/10

A fantastic performance from Mazraoui. He won all seven duels and made a crucial intervention in the penalty box to stop a rare Chelsea attack.

Patrick Dorgu – 7/10

Dorgu was full of energy and found himself in good positions. However, he has to improve his final delivery to become a world-class wing-back.

Casemiro – 7/10

The veteran midfielder put United 2-0 ahead with an instinctive close-range strike, calmly slotting past Filip Jorgensen. The referee showed him two yellow cards (undeserving) to send him off.

Bruno Fernandes – 9/10

Fernandes broke the deadlock to capitalise on the numerical advantage. He was the best player on the pitch today alongside De Ligt.

One of the rare evenings where he was taken off.

Amad Diallo – 5/10

Diallo failed to make an impact again, despite his side having the numerical advantage. His defensive work will also be questioned for Chelsea’s goal.

Bryan Mbeumo – 7/10

It was another lively display from the Cameroon international, who won the early battle against Chelsea’s goalkeeper.

Benjamin Sesko – 7/10

Sesko played a superb header to Mbeumo’s path which led to Sanchez’s red card. He was surprisingly taken off at the break to compensate for Casemiro’s sending off.

Substitutes

Manuel Ugarte – 6/10

Kept it safe in the middle without making any errors.

Matheus Cunha – 6/10

Returned from his hamstring injury.

Mason Mount – 6/10

Second player to return after missing the Manchester derby last weekend.

Leny Yoro – 5/10

The teenager should have done better for Chalobah’s goal.

Kobbie Mainoo – NA

Too late to rate.

Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .