. They played it well after this bewilderingly ragged game ticked into eight minutes of added time. They seemed to be in control of the situation, Bruno Fernandes and Mason Mount calmly running down the clock by guarding possession on the left flank, Chelsea’s frustration building as they edged closer towards a 3-2 defeat that would have been entirely of their own making.
This could, of course, be the turning point in Chelsea’s season. This 4-3 win lifted them into the heady heights of 10th place, five points below United with nine games left, although it is worth maintaining a sense of perspective. There is a reason why Pochettino had looked so tense and irritable before the dramatic turnaround, even when his side were 2-0 up inside 19 minutes.
United’s second goal was hilarious. Marc Cucurella, Chelsea’s left-back, was on the right when Dalot crossed. Benoît Badiashile was marking two at the back post when Fernandes headed past Djordje Petrovic. Chelsea, so poor without the ball, had six back when United broke. It was still not enough.Pochettino still has problems to solve. At one point Disasi lost possession to Rasmus Højlund, who almost scored.
At least Antony showed courage to recover from conceding the penalty for Chelsea’s second goal with a trip on Cucurella. But United were dreadful during those early moments. They were behind when Kobbie Mainoo lost possession, Enzo Fernández released Malo Gusto and Conor Gallagher’s shot beat Onana too easily.Chelsea were good during those first 30 minutes, the intensity high, Gallagher’s pressing crucial. United were at the other end of the spectrum.
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