Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1
Manchester United secured Champions League football for next season in style with a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea at Old Trafford.
Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes, and Marcus Rashford put the Reds 4-0 up with Chelsea securing little more than a consolation with a minute to go through Joao Felix.
The Reds will worry about potential injuries to Antony and Luke Shaw and the open nature of their defending against a Chelsea side that have been unable to score many goals recently.
What will also worry Erik Ten Hag is the fact that Frank Lampard’s side carved out several decent chances against United who also wasted several chances of their own – including two shots that hit the woodwork.
PLAYER RATINGS – Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1
David De Gea: 7. Saved a deflected effort from Conor Gallagher plus chances by Lewis Hall and Mykhailo Mudryk.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka: 6. Allowed Lewis Hall a free run down his flank for an early chance but defensively as Chelsea pumped balls into the box.
Raphael Varane: 7. Cool defending.
Victor Lindelof: 7. Filled in well in United’s defence in a decent partnership with Varane.
Luke Shaw: 6. Taken off at half time which will be an injury worry for fans.
Casemiro: 8. Rose majestically to head home Bruno Fernandes’ free kick.
Christian Eriksen: 7. Great free kick to set up Casemiro some good moves and almost gathered a loose ball for a tap in.
Antony: 6. Slipped when shooting sending his effort wide, and serious looking injury summed up his luckless season.
Bruno Fernandes: 8. Improved after a poor start. Struck crossbar in the second half after a cutback by Jadon Sancho before he finally got the chance to score from the spot after being brought down by Wesley Fofana. Laid on chances that should have been converted
Jadon Sancho: 7. Poor first touch denied him an early chance. Had another effort blocked. Provided the ball to Anthony Martial for his goal.
Anthony Martial: 7. Couldn’t trap the ball at all, ruining three great chances in the first half alone. And then he scored a tap-in during first half added time.
Marcus Rashford (on for Antony, 29): 8. Little service after he came on, a Bruno Fernandes cutback was behind him. Showed he may be fit to start a game soon with a lung busting run in the second half and scored United’s 4th – his 30th goal of the season.
Tyrell Malacia (on for Luke Shaw, 46): 6. Slotted in at left back.
Alejandro Garnacho (on for Antony Martial, 70): 7. Got fans out of their seats and hit the crossbar.
Fred (on for Christian Eriksen, 70): 6. Mixed it up in midfield
Scott McTominay (on for Bruno Fernandes, 85): No time to mark
GOALS – Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1
Man Utd 1, Chelsea 0: 6. Casemiro rose highest to head home Christian Eriksen’s free kick – confirmed only after a VAR check for offside.
Man Utd 2, Chelsea 0: 45+6. Anthony Martial had a tap in from close range after he got on the end of a Jadon Sancho ball into the box.
Man Utd 3, Chelsea 0: 73. Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot after he was fouled by Wesley Fofana.
Man Utd 4, Chelsea 0: 78. Marcus Rashford finished it off from close range for his 30th goal of the season after Kepa had saved his first effort after a poor ball out of the back was sent straight to Bruno Fernandes.
Man Utd 4, Chelsea 1: 89. Joao Felix ran with the ball from half way and slotted past David De Gea as United’s defence parted for him.
MATCH STATS – Manchester United 4, Chelsea 1
Man Utd: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Lindelof, Shaw (Malacia 46), Casemiro, Eriksen (Fred 70), Antony (Rashford 29), Fernandes, Sancho, Martial (Garnacho 70)
Man Utd Subs: Butland, Maguire, Dalot, Weghorst, McTominay
Booked: Malacia 75
Goals: Casemiro 6; Martial 45+6; Fernandes pen 73; Rashford 78
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Chalobah, Wesley Fofana, Hall, Chukwuemeka (Loftus-Cheek 82), Fernandes, Gallagher (David Datro Fofana, 82), Madueke (Ziyech 82), Havertz (Joao Felix 64), Mudryk (Pulisic 64)
Chelsea Subs: Mendy, Thiago Silva, Koulibaly, Gilchrist
Booked: Fernandez 75
Goal: Felix 89
Referee: Stuart Attwell