Man Utd vs Chelsea LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction tonight after Scott McTominay brace
Erik ten Hag’s men are hoping to bounce back after losing to Newcastle
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Your support makes all the difference.Scott McTominay fired an impressive Manchester United to victory over Chelsea as Erik ten Hag’s side bounced back into the Premier League’s top six.
McTominay scored both of the hosts goals in an entertaining 2-1 win as the hosts found their attacking flow.
After Bruno Fernandes had seen a spot-kick saved, the Scottish midfielder’s neatly-taken volley put the home side into a deserved lead 20 minutes in. Cole Palmer levelled just before half-time, though, as Chelsea rallied, causing regular problems for Ten Hag’s defence.
The Dutch manager responded with a switch at the interval, bringing on Sergio Reguilon and moving Luke Shaw to a central position to secure things at the back.
The move worked, affording McTominay the freedom to stride forward and powerfully direct home an inviting cross from Alejandro Garnacho home to put Manchester United back in front.
And though Armando Broja struck the woodwork with a header later on, Andre Onana was largely untroubled during the second half as the hosts moved ahead of Newcastle. Eddie Howe’s side will go back in front with a win or draw at Everton on Thursday night; Chelsea, meanwhile remain tenth.
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So what does Erik ten Hag do now? Richard Jolly thinks forging a siege mentality may not be the worst idea, but the club need to accept the reality of the situation ahead of a crucial period of fixtures against some of the Premier League’s top sides.
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And here is what Erik ten Hag had to say on the matter.
Manchester United ban reporters from pre-match press conference
It’s been another weird week in a season full of them at Manchester United, with the club taking action against a number of media outlets that reported that Erik ten Hag had lost the faith of the dressing room. Four reporters were banned from Ten Hag’s press conference yesterday.
The Independent’s Richard Jolly was there, though, and has the full story:
Erik ten Hag and United hit back over reports manager has lost dressing room
Both the club and the manager are defiant in the wake of news stories claiming some United players are unhappy with his methods
Early team news
Jonny Evans, Christian Eriksen, Amad Diallo and Mason Mount all have injuries and are unliekly to feature though they are recovering well. Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia and Casemiro are definitely still sidelined for Manchester United.
Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher is banned after being shown a second yellow card in the 3-2 victory over Brighton. Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah and Carney Chukwuemeka are injured but Reece James and Marc Cucurella are back from their suspensions.
Malo Gusto, Romeo Lavia and Christopher Nkunku could all be available as well.
How to watch Manchester United vs Chelsea
Manchester United vs Chelsea is due to kick off at 8.15pm GMT on Wednesday 6 December at Old Trafford.
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Manchester United vs Chelsea
Good evening and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of tonight’s Premier League action as Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag’s men come into the match on the back of a 1-0 loss to Newcastle and rumours of turmoil inside the changing room. They are seventh in the table and could jump above the Magpies with a win against Mauricio Pochettino’s side this evening.
Chelsea, on the other hand, managed to overcome Brighton 3-2 at the weekend despite having Conor Gallagher sent off. It was a valuable win for the Blues who will be hoping to put on a successful festive run and get themselves into contention to fight for the European places.
We’ll have all the updates, team news and match action throughout the night so stick around as we build up to kick off at 8.15pm.
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