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PLAYER RATINGS

- ALEX MARTIN SUBSTITUTE­S Carrick 6 (for Lingard 60min), Ibrahimovi­c n (for Rashford 83, Fosu-Mensah (for Young 90). Not used: Romero, Blind, Shaw, Mkhitaryan.

MAN UTD 77.0 (4-4-2) TEAM AVERAGE 7.0

DAVID DE GEA 6.5 The returning keeper had very little to do throughout, but did everything with minimal fuss.

ANTONIO VALENCIA 6.5 Was given an easier day by Alonso’s withdrawal. Untroubled by Azpilicuet­a or Moses.

ERIC BAILLY 7 Did not partake in the dark arts like Rojo. Stuck to the task of playing football and covered the gaps well.

MARCOS ROJO 7 More focused on winding up Costa than stopping him from scoring but executed both tasks well.

MATTEO DARMIAN 6.5 Lost Pedro twice in quick succession in the second half to give the Spaniard chances to score but otherwise solid.

MAROUANE FELLAINI 7 An incredibly strong presence in midfield. Did the basics well and rarely found out of position, if at all.

ANDER HERRERA 8 Created the first with a sublime pass and scored the second. Marked Hazard out of the game.

PAUL POGBA 6.5 A quiet game but flashes of quality from a man who looks in need of an extended rest after a hectic 12 months.

ASHLEY YOUNG 6.5 Made a hash of two decent first-half chances. More of a passenger on the United gravy train.

JESSE LINGARD 7 Linked up well with Rashford in an unfamiliar forward position but not nearly as threatenin­g in front of goal.

MARCUS RASHFORD 8.5 Burned David Luiz for pace to score the opening goal and a constant problem for the Chelsea defence.

JOSE MOURINHO 8 A tactical masterclas­s to remind Chelsea fans he is still the Special One.

CHELSEA 61.5 (3-4-2-1) TEAM AVERAGE 5.59

ASMIR BEGOVIC 6 Went down too early for Rashford’s goal but could do little for the second as Herrera’s shot was deflected.

KURT ZOUMA 6 His superior speed made him an obvious choice to mark Rashford but he was never given the opportunit­y.

DAVID LUIZ 5 Regularly beaten for pace, strength and intelligen­ce by the less experience­d Rashford.

GARY CAHILL 5 Bizarrely helped up Lingard in the box just before United scored their second goal.

VICTOR MOSES 5 Had to be moved from the right wing to the left after failing to handle Young. An anonymous figure.

N’GOLO KANTE 5.5 Marginalis­ed by Mourinho’s tactics. Not the kind of performanc­e we are used to seeing from him.

NEMANJA MATIC 6.5 Always available in midfield and one of the few Chelsea players to leave Old Trafford with his head held high.

CESAR AZPILICUET­A 6 Played on the left to replace Alonso. Typically solid display from the Spaniard in difficult circumstan­ces.

PEDRO 6 Found himself in space several times in the second half but failed to grasp his opportunit­ies.

EDEN HAZARD 5.5 Dumbfounde­d by the relentless presence of Herrera. Positional­ly lost but at least he kept trying.

DIEGO COSTA 5 Allowed himself to get distracted by the antics of Rojo and looked more likely to see red than score.

SUBSTITUTE­S Fabregas n 5 (for Moses 53), Willian 5 (for Matic 66), Loftus-Cheek (for Zouma 83). Not used: Eduardo, Terry, Batshuayi, Ake.

ANTONIO CONTE 5 A rare off-day for the Italian, who was left stumped by Herrera’s marking of Hazard.

REFEREE BOBBY MADLEY 6 Got the key handball ATTENDANCE decision wrong but managed a difficult game well. 75,272

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