Controversial striker, Diego Costa would be the man that finally beat David de Gea, leveling Chelsea in the 91st minute and increasing their unbeaten run of matches under interim manager, Guus Hiddink.
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Although Hiddink’s unbeaten record since replacing the fired Jose Mourinho was preserved, Chelsea has drawn most of its league games – six of nine – to leave the defending champions in 13th place. United stayed fifth, six points behind neighbours Manchester City and the Champions League places.
Our view – have United rediscovered themselves under Van Gaal? . As a former Liverpool captain and manager, Graeme Souness is never one to reel himself in when it comes to criticising United, but the Scotsman was highly impressed with the quality of United’s performance at Stamford Bridge.
United had dictated the pace of Sunday’s game, initially showcasing a newly-discovered vigour and passing precision, but only scored in the 61st minute.
“We had four games without a win – when you play at the top that’s a long period, so your confidence drops a little bit”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
“They’re hard ones for the referee, inside the box it’s going in, it’s got to be a penalty for me”, Terry said.
Chelsea’s response was Branislav Ivanovic’s volley that De Gea saved.
Hiddink introduced Eden Hazard from the bench but was forced into a second substitution within a minute after Zouma had to be carried off on a stretcher after jarring his right leg when landing awkwardly near the centre circle.
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson’s cross was helped on by Wayne Rooney and Lingard took a touch before slamming in his second goal in two games.
Terry addressed the subject of his future after his 698th Chelsea appearance ended in a 1-1 draw, with Diego Costa cancelling out Jesse Lingard’s opener in stoppage time.
“We had it so close but in the end Chelsea are always trying to score and create chances and they scored a late goal and we didn’t have any time to try to come back”, said United midfielder Juan Mata, who joined from Chelsea.
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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.
