Chapter 1: What were the highlights of Chelsea's victory over Manchester United?
Aspilicueta. Morata! It has been coming. A classic number nines header. Morata back on the goal trail. And Chelsea lead Manchester United 1-0 in the tenth minute of the second half.
Morata the deadly marksman. What a combination. That's becoming with Aspilicueta as well. That goal the difference. Fabregas the man of the match. And both are with Jeff Shreves. Alvaro, Cesc, a fantastic match to watch.
Far more open than many of us thought. Was it more open than you expected? Probably, yes. I think we had plenty of chances, especially in the first half, after we could have killed in the second as well, to be honest. Overall, I think we had a very good performance. But yes, maybe a little bit more open than we expected, to be honest, yes.
Alvaro, when you haven't scored for a few games, is that the ideal way to come back a big goal in a big game?
Yeah, it's important, but we won. It's a very important thing and a really important thing. We have a very good chance today to come back to the winning... Two winning ways and we are very happy because now with the international break we can go with three points.
Do you think that's the most important goal you've scored for Chelsea so far?
Yes, for sure.
And it's not the first time that Cesar Azpilicueta has supplied the cross either. Do you have an understanding?
Yes, I told him before the game, I need one today like this, and he made it, and we are very happy.
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Chapter 2: How did Alvaro Morata's performance impact the match outcome?
Well, we prepared the game in a way that we know how they like to defend. They like to close one side and move across. And maybe if we leave the interiors open and we attack in the space, we could create problems. And that's what we did. We had more possession than usual. which for me is something that we've been lacking.
Today we had the personality to play, we said it before the game, it's fantastic to defend well and to be a block and stuff, but we need to play, we need to play, we need to have possession. This is a team full of, in my opinion, fantastic players and we need to take advantage of that. And I think we struggled lately maybe a little bit to defend a little bit too much and not have the ball enough.
And today I think we had a lot of the ball. We created chances. We played like a big team. We defended like a big team. And we have to be proud tonight. And do you think because you've struggled recently, there was a real determination in the side? You simply had to win today, not just for the points, but to make a statement.
No, in my opinion, you play for Chelsea, for the club, you need to win every single game. There's no bigger game than the other, I understand, for the fans, for the media. Of course it's a big game, don't get me wrong, Chelsea, Man United, it will always be a big game, but you go to any stadium in the Premier League nowadays, it's difficult.
We experienced it at Crystal Palace, for example, and you just have to keep going. Fantastic, as Alvaro said, three points before the international break and now to prepare well these two weeks. Alvaro, as we said, you've got a terrific goal, but should you have had two goals today?
Yeah, but the most important thing is to come back to feel good. I have an injury when I'm at my best fit, and now I'm good right now, and I'm very happy.
OK, one last job for you, because Cesc was the Premier League man of the match. Can you pass this to him, please? Don't look surprised. He won it.
Thank you very much. Thank you.
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Chapter 3: What tactical changes did Antonio Conte implement for this game?
The match winner looked devastated, didn't he? But it was his crucial intervention that won it for Chelsea. 18 attempts from them today to unite his 10. A flow at the end from United, but eight on target to Manchester United's two. They had twice as many touches in the opposition box today. 14 from United, incidentally, not one of those from their centre-forward Romelu Lukaku.
Chelsea won it 4-0 here last year with 44% possession. They've done it 1-0 today with 54%, 471 passes. No individual made more than, says Fabregas, most key passes as well. And Fabregas also had the most touches in the game. helps to explain why he was the man of the match. He said it was a big performance, Graham. They looked like a big team. They defended like a big team.
Would you go along with that?
Yeah, they did. You know, we were speaking beforehand about issues in the dressing room, people not being happy with each other. I think they dispelled that rumour today. I mean, they really did play like a team. You know, it was a big game for them. They responded to it. in such a positive way. You know, we thought we were going to get a bit of a dull affair. It wasn't a dull affair.
Only one goal, but I thought it was a fabulous game. And I think Cesc Fabregas was outstanding today. He needs legs round about. You know, if you give him space and time on the ball, he's going to hurt you, and he did that today. I thought Bakayoko and Kante worked their socks off, which allowed him a lot of freedom to get on the ball and get his head up. I thought he was fabulous today.
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Chapter 4: How did Manchester United's midfield struggle against Chelsea?
Yes, only one goal, but were you surprised with how one-sided it seemed to be, Jamie?
Yes, and... Fabregas was asked, was it an open game? He said, yes. It was open for Chelsea. It wasn't open for Man United. Man United had the one big chance, the first chance of the game with Rashford. Besides that, Chelsea had chances that... Sitters, really. Think of Bakayoko, the corner Christensen, Hazard here with a left foot, there was one with Morata also, so they had really big chances.
And the one thing watching that is, for me, looking at United, is we've criticised them for... Well, I haven't, but there's been criticism for Man Utd's way of playing in big games. Now, maybe people may think United were a little bit more open, more offensive, certainly in that first 15 minutes. Are they good enough to play that offensive against the top teams?
Because I never really felt Man Utd were going to score, but I felt like they were always going to concede. Now, this is the best defensive team in the league. Is that because they've got good defenders or they play defensively? Now, they don't play defensively in the games they should win, but in those big games. It felt like the game opened up today. There was a lot of space in midfield.
I thought Mkhitaryan was... Man Utd might as well have played with ten men. with Mkhitaryan in that midfield. There was so much space there for Hazard, Fabregas, Kante stepping in. Bakayoko caused big problems getting forward. And you sometimes look at it and think, if United play an open game, are they actually good enough? So should Mourinho play a negative game in the big games?
Because that's the way they'll get points. Why are you looking at me like that? Well, because I thought you were going to react to what Jamie said.
You gave me that look.
Listen...
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Chapter 5: What role did Cesc Fabregas play in Chelsea's success?
Mourinho gets a lot of stick for going about his business in a certain way, but he works with the players every day of the week. He knows the qualities they have. He knows what they need going forward. And if he chooses to play like that, then that's how he sees it and that's how he feels he can dig out results. Remember they won two trophies last year. I would agree with you.
I think they're not good enough yet. But when you say, yeah, Graeme, there's a lot of money being spent. I'm a fan of Mourinho, I should say that, by the way. Do you think they have got the team to really take on the big teams? No. No, and I think they have to go about the business a certain way. You know, he's nervous.
I think the big sell for Mourinho to the players is, you know, like the European final they played in last year, like going to Liverpool and saying to... some of the players in that dressing room who feel that they're big players, you know, we're going to play a certain way today. We're not going to take them on. We're not going to take them on on an open game of football.
We're going to try and play a cautious way and nick the game. I think that's a big sell to players. I know if a manager had said that in the dressing rooms I was in, it wouldn't have been accepted. You know, I think Man United, in the very biggest games, and that's coming here as...
you regard this as one of the big games, to come and play in an open fashion, they're going to come off second best a lot of the time.
Talk about how open they were. Is the goal just the absolute evidence for that, Jamie, today?
I think the role of Bakayoko all day. I mean, you see him there and he caused problems. If Fulham Manchester United had a two-man midfield and that times up against four players when Hazard was dropping in. So you see Phil Jones gets attracted to the ball with Bakayoko. So this is the problems he was causing. Then he makes that run forward as he did all day, drags Small and across.
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Chapter 6: What insights did the analysts provide on the game's flow?
and to have that much space in the middle when you're playing a back three it's unbelievable really but it comes from that run but what a ball from Azpilicueta and what a header from Morata who I thought was really good today How many times do you see David de Gea not moving when the ball's gone past him? He's just rooted here.
He normally is never far away from shots and headers, just doesn't move. Brilliant goal.
He watches it flying just like those Chelsea fans behind the goal who saw it in the moment it left Alvaro Morata's forehead. Thierry Henry watched it from on high. Thierry, what can you add to that goal analysis that you've just heard?
Well, there's something that I spotted on the goal, and what you want, as I'm going to show here, is that's most of the time what you would like to have if you have your three at the back. And I'm going to clear that and keep your focus on Smalling and Bailly. And I'm going to run it slow. A tiny bit quicker.
Smalling is going to say to Bailly right now, Morata is coming, Morata is coming, Morata is coming. Bailly is not interested because he's attracted to Eden Hazard there. But Matic is doing a job on him. But what's going to happen is your centre-back that's supposed to be in the middle ends up... being really far.
The one that should be on the right is in the middle when Matic, sorry, when Matic is already there. Let me clear this. When Matic is already there. And then, as Jamie mentioned, the ball is going to arrive to Cesc Fabregas and Phil Jones is aware of Bakayoko really early. Ball is going to arrive to Cesc that's going to play Azpilicueta. And I'm gonna pose it here.
Now, you have Bailly that dropped, Smalling, and Jones that got attracted to Bakayoko. So now if you look at it, again, look at your back three. Not really in an ideal situation, but not really so much in danger. But because they moved where they shouldn't have moved that early, Jones now is in a weird position. Bakayoko is making a run. He has to follow.
And if I clear this now, Bahia should be here and Valencia should be there.
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Chapter 7: How are Chelsea and Manchester United positioned in the league after this match?
Great delivery from Azpilicueta. And there's something that I don't think that Mourinho will be happy about. Three players. versus two Man United players. Valencia was a bit daydreaming there and got caught sleeping. But what a header. And they ended up moving in a situation that they didn't have to move to. But great credit, full credit to the movement of the City player.
And Vacayoco was a problem all afternoon. But as for the Quetta, I mean, let me show you what I was saying before. I've seen that before. And I remember this game. At Wembley, where he received the ball and he played that ball. I was like, oh, what a cross. And I was like, is he lucky or what is he? But then I saw that again and again and again. And Morata should have scored there.
And we were all talking about how he's not ready. He didn't have a good preseason and he missed it. But this time against Everton, same situation. Ball's going to arrive to him. He's going to ask the same question to his striker. Are you ready? This time Morata is ready. Goal. And that was the first warning for everyone in this league. Now away from home, Leicester.
Ball is going to go straight to him. He has only one thing in his mind and he's been asking for the ball. Morata, are you ready?
Chapter 8: What does this match mean for the future of both teams?
Yes, I am. exactly like today and i don't think it will be the last time aspericota is already on five assists last year the best I mean, the best defender that had that amount of assists was on five all season. He's already on five. And I think, yes, Cesc was outstanding today. And then with Cesc to control of the midfield in the second half. But Azpilicueta and Morata also.
But Azpilicueta is starting to be a force here with this Chelsea squad.
Thierry, thank you very much. Four of his seven goals have been scored with his head this year, three assisted by Azpilicueta, as we saw there. Gary Neville has joined us. It's becoming a really interesting combination, that, for Chelsea, isn't it?
Yes, he's got good quality. I think we've been celebrating Azpilicueta for a number of years now, not just for his crossing but also his defensive play. He's a wonderful player and Morata is good in the air. He's a really good technique and the goal obviously showed that today.
What did you think of the comments? I know you were just about joining us when Jamie was talking about Manchester United's approach today. Can they mix it with teams like Chelsea?
I thought they got killed in midfield. I thought they were killed in midfield. Jose Mourinho, since the Liverpool game, has been talking about not being able to freshen it up. I thought Herrera, Matic and Mkhitaryan just got absolutely... They got ambushed. I mean, Kante was doing his job brilliantly. Bakayoko was running off them. Fabregas and Hazard dropping in were controlling the match.
And United were just well short in that area of the game. And, you know, if you dominate midfield in a big game, then you're in business, and Chelsea did. They got control of the midfield after about 20 minutes, and United was difficult for them. And...
From Chelsea's point of view, that's twice I've been to a Chelsea game this season on a Super Sunday where the vultures have been circling and the manager's apparently been sacked. And today with the David Lewis situation, but at Wembley against Spurs and here today, they responded, they looked like they were with the manager and they deserved to win.
We'll develop those points on Manchester United and of course Chelsea in just a moment. Jose Munoz is ready to speak to us. He's with Geoff Shreves.
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