Super Reds sink Blues
CHELSEA 0 MAN U 2
MAURIZIO SARRI was defiant after Manchester United embarrassed Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
The Chelsea boss said his side were “unlucky”, but that feeling was not shared by Blues fans who chanted: “You’re getting sacked in the morning” as their side were knocked out of the FA Cup and United booked a quarter-final against Wolves.
Sarri said: “We were unlucky because we played a very good first half and at the end of the half
the score was 2-0. We gave them a few opportunities. We played confusing football in the second half. After the first half it wasn’t easy to play with that score. We played very well in the first half.
“I feel the pressure for results of course, not about something else. We have to work, we have to speak, we have to find more aggression and determination in both boxes.”
But it was a bloodless performance by Chelsea, and
Sarri is hanging on to his job by his fingertips. But it was another fine display from
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (right with Pogba) and his side.
He said: “An away tie again after Arsenal and Chelsea but that’s it. We’ll have to do it the hard way, Wolves are a tough team to play against.
“The performance was fantastic, our tactics worked. We asked our midfielders to press higher and get into the box and it worked. The defending in the second half was fantastic.
“Chelsea are a good team, they have their way of playing, but Juan Mata did a fantastic job on Jorginho and we were absolutely perfect defensively. We kept a clean sheet.
“It is a massive result. We had criticism after the PSG game and everyone did what we asked them tonight.” The same could not be said of Chelsea.