Chelsea striker Diego Costa struck in stoppage time against Manchester United to maintain his scoring streak under interim manager Guus Hiddink, ensuring a 1-1 stalemate in Sunday’s meeting of fallen Premier League powers. It’s a nasty away game, I think, and one that’s not so easy.
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United coach Louis van Gaal could not hide his frustration at conceding such a late goal after a promising performance.
After trying so hard all game to get a goal, in the first minute of added time, Fabregas picks an expert pass through to Costa who was played onside by Borthwick-Jackson.
Terry, 35, went on the front foot again after Chelsea’s draw with Manchester United by insisting there have been no fresh talks about his future. Testing Courtois on a number of occasions, with Martial cutting in from the right and Rooney having a number of Chances to shoot, the goalkeeper was drawn into action more times in the first 10 minutes of the second half than he was in entire first 45 minutes.
Van Gaal left the pitch in discussion with the match officials, but upon reflection he will surely be angrier with the manner in which his team allowed Fabregas to thread the ball through a crowded, central area of the pitch, into Costa’s path in the penalty box.
Oscar went closest for Chelsea, before appeals for a Daley Blind handball from a John Terry shot right at the end of the first half were quickly waved away by referee Michael Oliver.
Speaking of the incident, Terry told Sky Sports: “It was going in”.
Rooney will be looking to end a goalless drought against the Blues in league play that stretches to 2012, according to Yahoo!
LONDON (AP) – A second stalemate of the season between Chelsea and Manchester United saw the fallen powers slip further from relevance in this unusual Premier League season.
The 21-year-old France global screamed in agony after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge and following four minutes’ treatment he was stretchered off, with Gary Cahill coming on.
From that point on it was Chelsea who dominated as United sat back on their lead and Branislav Ivanovic nearly equalised with an audacious volley of his own that De Gea tipped over.
“We continued with our good, attacking football”, said Van Gaal, whose side held Chelsea 0-0 at home in December. “They made a lovely goal – without good marking from our side – but after I think the team reacted very well”. “But let’s hope and see tomorrow what the MRIs will show”.
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It has been a truly very bad season for Chelsea, and with fourteen games left in the Premier League their chances of European qualification are slim.
