Man United v Chelsea player ratings: McTominay 8, Onana 7; Caicedo 4, Jackson 3

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: Better, though still a few worrying and weird moments. Straightforward saves from Fernandez and Jackson earned him roars of approval. But Chelsea’s equaliser, scored by a MaShow more

Tidy start on the right, crossing as United dominated. Yet he also got back to defend at key moments. Worked hard until the end. AFP

His performances are going under the radar – he was excellent at Everton recently. Stopped Sterling moving towards goal on 25 minutes, but lagged behind as Palmer went past him to equalise. Off at halShow more

Had a shot in the build up to the first United goal. Continually put his foot in to block Chelsea attacks. Another big performance when it was needed. PA

Brings balance, gets forward, improves Manchester United. Booked. Moved centrally in the second half. Getter better. EPA

Put his side ahead with a left foot shot. Pressed high, headed a Fernandes cross down on 32 minutes. And a Shaw corner on target after 63. Headed the second in on 70 minutes and went for a hat-trick oShow more

Gave the ball away to set up Chelsea’s first serious attack on 11 minutes. Then won a ball back to set up Antony on 14. Involved, steady, unspectacular. Improved as the game went on. Getty

Came to life at the start of the second half, attempting an overhead kick and then curling a shot wide within a minute. Spun around Reece James, but final balls overhit too often, though his cross foShow more

Always involved. Swept a shot over on 2 minutes and then had a weak penalty saved. Then got back to rescue a 4 vs 2 attack on 12 minutes. Wonder cross to McTominay on 32. Spectacular move to win posseShow more

Heavily involved at the start and Fernandez standing on his foot earned a penalty. Buzzed about and chipped a beautiful ball over the defence on 27 minutes. Saw a curling effort deflected wide on 60 aShow more

Shot across goal well saved on 2 minutes. Got in positions, begged for the ball. Worked hard. Another game without a goal. AFP

SUBSTITUTES: On for Lindelof at half time and went to right-back. Fine tackle on Palmer on 58 minutes. Did well against James. AP

On for Hojlund after 83 minutes. Dropped after poor form all season; Jonny Evans (N/A) - On for Garnacho after 91 to a big roar. EPA

CHELSEA RATINGS: The keeper saved a penalty and produced another incredible double save. On the flip side, he gave the ball away far too frequently. Reuters

Was forced to chase shadows for long spells and wound up being dragged off at half time. Reuters

Wound up in no man’s land for the first goal and went to ground far too easily for the second on a night to forget for the defender. EPA

The veteran just didn’t appear to be at the races and really showed his age with some of his decision making and movement. Getty

While he did grow into the game, Disasi needs to have far better spatial awareness and positioning on the pitch. AFP

Could hardly complete a pass, which added to his misery after giving away a careless penalty. Reuters

Was left ball-watching for the first goal and rarely stayed tight to his man when United were in attacking positions. EPA

Played a nice through ball for the equaliser but aside from that his passing and finishing left a lot to be desired. EPA

The youngster was made to drop far too deep but when given a chance he took it with a lovely finish to equalise. EPA

Worked hard and moved the ball nicely but ultimately couldn’t carry his team to a substantial result. Getty

He gave the ball away for the opener, couldn’t distribute the ball, and failed to make the most of any of his chances in a really dire outing. EPA

SUBSTITUTES: The out-of-favour defender was dragged out of position for the winner and generally looked lethargic after coming on. Getty

It was a quiet cameo for Broja, thouhg he did hit the post late in the game. Getty

Erik ten Hag dismissed any talk of Manchester United’s season being in crisis as he stressed “we are going in the right direction” following the 2-1 win over Chelsea.

United went into the contest at Old Trafford on the back of Saturday’s 1-0 loss at Newcastle United, their 10th defeat in all competitions this term.

After Bruno Fernandes saw an early penalty saved by Robert Sanchez, a Scott McTominay brace, either side of Cole Palmer’s equaliser, secured United a victory that took them up to sixth in the Premier League table, three points behind fourth-placed Manchester City.

When asked at his post-match press conference what that said to him about a season that has felt like it has been in crisis, United boss Ten Hag said: “Crisis? Not for us.

“We keep calm, look at the process where we know where we have to build. We are going in the right direction.

“We don’t get distracted [by] criticism around us, but we are very critical on ourselves. We are not quickly satisfied and happy, we always want to do better. We have to improve a lot if we want to be successful – but this team is capable of being successful.”

One of four players coming into Ten Hag’s starting line-up was Antony, who in the build up to the contest had been quoted as telling YouTube channel The United Stand that he could “see criticism [of him] coming from former club players and other people in the media, who unreasonably express their opinions”.

Ten Hag said of the Brazil winger’s performance against Chelsea, which included winning the penalty: “This is the attitude he needs, and what he has to contribute to the team. He was very bright, he got very good positions on the ball, he made also very good decisions. He is stepping up and he has to build from this.”

Ten Hag also praised midfielder McTominay – now on six United goals for the season after his 19th-minute strike and 69th-minute header – as he said: “He has the skills to arrive in the right moment, he has the smell and then he has a very good finish.”

Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino, whose side remain 10th, said of a display in which the Blues, as well as scoring via Palmer late in the first half also hit the woodwork twice through Mykhailo Mudryk and substitute Armando Broja, said: “I’m disappointed because we didn’t start well.

“They started better than us, showing more energy than us. We didn’t match their energy. I think if we talk about overall, I’d say they were better than us and deserved to win.”

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