Coming here to Stamford Bridge and playing the football that we played in the first 30 minutes and in the second half as well.
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“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.
The Chelsea-Manchester United fixture had been one of the highlights of the season for most of the past decade but with both teams having struggled for form this season, there was a subdued atmosphere in the first half.
A new head coach will be at Stamford Bridge next season after interim manager Hiddink’s tenure ends, but the next incumbent is unlikely to oversee a 14th successive season of Champions League football according to the Dutchman.
Eden Hazard (for Oscar, 55): Unable to provide the creativity manager Guus Hiddink would have hoped for, providing less of a threat than Oscar. 6. “It’s something you keep in your memory forever”.
The Portuguese has been heavily linked with the Manchester United job, with reports that communication between the two parties has already begun, despite Louis van Gaal insisting he will not give the job up.
But the pressure told late in the game as Costa was played through by Fabregas, with Blind slipping to put Costa on goal.
Willian – 7: Another tireless effort from the Brazilian, yet the Blues did not have enough possession early or enough overall fuel late on for his performance to shine.
“There are many details which are responsible for that”.
“He said: “(I’m feeling) deep frustration because we were the better team and again we didn’t win.
After the draw with his former club, United’s man of the match Mata said: “We played very good football to be honest”.
Costa headed over the bar from close range in the closing stages, but it did not prove too costly as he made amends in the dying stages, taking advantage of a slip in the United defence to tap into an empty net. “Costa is not offside because of that”.
Chelsea 1 Manchester United 1, Bournemouth 0 Arsenal 2, Southampton 1 West Ham 0, Aston Villa 2 Norwich City 0, Liverpool 2 Sunderland 2, Stoke 0 Everton 3, Tottenham 1 Watford 0, Newcastle 1 West Brom 0, Swansea 1 Crystal Palace 1, Manchester City 1 Leicester City 3.
Van Gaal also claimed the media had invented stories about him, such as suggesting he had hired security for his wife.
“But since I arrived at Chelsea I have learnt a lot from him”.
Van Gaal paid tribute to the travelling support.
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“But if you’ve seen the images and the experience of a hyperextension of the knee joint, then we’ll wait to hear”.
