Manchester United’s winless run stretched to nine games as a promising first half at Stamford Bridge collapsed into a 2-0 defeat against Chelsea. United had the better of the opening 45 minutes — Bruno Fernandes missed a sitter, Amad Diallo missed chances and Matheus Cunha had a goal ruled out for offside — but Morgan Rogers ran straight through them five minutes after the restart, and Lisandro Martinez’s red card and the penalty it conceded within a minute of each other ended the contest. Cole Palmer converted from the spot to make it 2-0, and ten-man United never looked like getting back into it. Here is how every Red rated.
Player Ratings: The Starters
Senne Lammens — 5/10: Nearly saved Palmer’s penalty and made a late stop on Estevao, but he was beaten for both goals and looked shaky at times.
Leny Yoro — 6/10: Hung in there out of position at right-back and was arguably United’s best defender on a bad day at the back.
Harry Maguire — 4/10: Stood off Rogers for the opener and was part of a defence that simply watched him run through; a couple of blocks aside, a poor night.
Lisandro Martinez — 2/10: A disaster of a night. Poor on the Rogers goal, then a reckless elbow on Wesley Fofana earned him a second yellow card, a red, and gave away the penalty that made it 2-0.
Diogo Dalot — 4/10: Offered something going forward in the first half but could not handle Estevao after the break.
Carlos Baleba — 5/10: Solid and tidy in the first half, then tired and was partly at fault for the space Rogers exploited.
Andrey Santos — 5/10: Opinions were split on the midfielder — confident on the ball for long spells, but one awful sliding tackle let Rogers through for the opening goal.
Amad Diallo — 6/10: Electric in the first half and the one United player who can come out with real credit, but his missed chances are why this mark is not higher.
Bruno Fernandes — 5/10: Missed the early sitter from Mbeumo’s cross, gave the ball away in dangerous areas and faded once Chelsea went ahead.
Matheus Cunha — 5/10: Bright in the first half and unlucky to have a close-range header ruled out for a marginal offside, then faded badly after the break.
Bryan Mbeumo — 6/10: Worked hard as ever, set up Fernandes’s big chance and was unlucky to hit the bar late, but his first touch let him down in the final third.
Player Ratings: The Substitutes
Kobbie Mainoo — 5/10: Just OK on his return from injury; helped settle things briefly when United were rocking.
Mason Mount — 4/10: No impact after replacing Cunha in the 65th minute, on a night he was booed throughout by the home crowd.
Ayden Heaven — 5/10: Did okay trying to stop Chelsea’s attack slicing United open late on.
Joshua Zirkzee — 5/10: Made things happen and had a shot saved by Mike Penders.
What It Means for United
Ten men, nine games without a win, and a second half that completely undid a decent first — the pressure on Michael Carrick keeps growing. Before the match we set out the key battles in our Chelsea vs Man Utd preview and named the side we expected in our predicted lineup. For what comes next, see the full Man Utd fixtures list.
