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Finally, Manchester United managed a big win in the Premier League 2025-26 campaign and this time over Chelsea, who had been undefeated until the last game week. Chelsea were forced to 10 men after Robert Sanchez was sent off in the 4th minute. Manchester United also had to play with 10 men for the rest of the second half.
Manchester United Football Club started this game in an amazing way as they earned back to back chances in the first two minutes of the game. In the 4th minute, Bryan Mbeumo got a clear chance of scoring the first goal of the game as he was one on one with the goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. But Sanchez committed a hideous tackle on Mbeumo, which ended up in a red card.
Manchester United defeated Chelsea by a 2-1 margin in Premier League gameweek 5
In the 4th minute of this game of Premier League gameweek 5, Chelsea were down to 10 men, and the Chelsea manager made a double change to make the formation 5-3-1. After the red card, Manchester United started to strangle the Chelsea defence with both hands, and it was getting really difficult for them to prevent the Red Devils from scoring.
Chelsea were down to 10 men in the 4th minute in this exciting Premier League clash
Manchester United finally broke the deadlock in the 14th minute, and the goal came from Bruno Fernandes' feet. There was a heavy check for a potential offside, but Chalobah's right foot played him on, so the goal was given. By the 15th minute of the match, Chelsea were a goal down and a man down.
Both Manchester United and Chelsea played with 10 men in the second half
Chelsea fought really hard to keep Manchester United attack away from their defence, but in the 37th minute, the Red Devils finally put the question, and it came from the header of Casemiro. It already looked like Chelsea had admitted defeat, and Manchester United were just taking advantage of their mentality. At the end of the second half, Casemiro was sent off after his second yellow card, and for the second half, it became an even game. The first half ended 2-0 in United's favour.
Chelsea kept on trying to score from the very first minute of the second half. Finally, in the 80th minute, Chalobah scored a header from a corner to make the scoreline 2-1. They kept on trying to score their second goal, but ultimately Manchester United managed to keep their fragile 2-1 lead intact and managed a much needed victory in the Premier League 2025-26.
