England and Manchester United are still not out of the league slump.
Manchester United tied Chelsea 1-1 in the 10th round of the 2024-2025 English Premier League at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, at 1:30 a.m. on the 4th (Korea time). With this, Manchester United ranked 13th in the league with three wins, three draws and four losses (12 points). After the recent replacement of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United won the Carabao Cup (League Cup) to change the mood, but the situation is still not good in the league. Including this match, Manchester United had only one win (three draws and two losses) in six games.
Manchester United officially announced on the 1st that it has appointed a new manager, Ruben Amorim. However, he does not lead the team immediately. Under the interim coach of Ruud van Nisteloui, Manchester United will play against PAOK (Greece) in the Europa League on the 8th and Leicester City on the 10th. Amorim will join Manchester United on the 11th. His debut match is expected to be against Ipswich on the 25th.
Chelsea, ranked fourth in the league, won one point in the enemy territory, recording five wins, three draws and two losses (18 points) in the season.
The result was regrettable for Manchester United. The match was held at home and the team scored a goal first. However, the team allowed an equalizer in less than five minutes after taking the lead. Manchester United was trailing 11-12 in overall shooting, but led 4-3 in effective shooting.
Manchester United brought out a 4-2-3-1 formation. Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho were placed in the second line on the Rasmus Hailun one-top. Chelsea also faced 4-2-3-1. Nakolas Jackson, Cole Palmer and Pedru Netu started.
Both teams hit the post once in the first half. Noni Madueke’s header shot hit the post at a corner kick chance in the 14th minute of the first half. Rashford’s direct shot hit the crossbar in the extra time of the first half for Manchester United. The first half ended 0-0. 스포츠토토
In the second half, Chelsea added Marc Cucurella, excluding Gustavo. However, it was Manchester United who scored the first goal. Hailun had a decisive opportunity at the penalty box after Casemiro’s fantastic long pass at the 25th minute in the second half. Then, Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez knocked Hailun over while trying to narrow down the angle. The referee declared a penalty. Fernandez calmly kicked the kicker.
However, Manchester United’s lead did not last long. Chelsea midfielder Caicedo scored a wonder goal at the 29th minute of the second half. When the ball went backward from a corner kick, Caicedo scored a fantastic volley to send the ball into the net. Both teams tried to score additional goals, but there was no profit. In the end, the match ended 1-1.