It was no victor and no vanquished at Old Trafford as Chelsea held Manchester United to a 1--1 draw at the theatre of dream.
The highly intensed encounter saw Chelsea dominating proceedings in the opening minutes, forcing Manchester United on the defensive but as the match progressed, the Red Devils struggled to push for goals but poor marksmanship robbed them of goals.
Though, the first half ended goalless but it was an eventful half that gave fans a lot to cheer with Noni Madueke and Marcus Rashford hitting the woodwork.
However, both teams were on the offensive, desperately searching for the opener until in 70th minute when Bruno Fernandes calmly converted a spot kick to give United the lead after Robert Sanchez had felled Rasmus Hojlund in the vital area.
However, in the 74th minute, Moises Caicedo restored parity with a stunning volley from outside the box to silence United fans who stormed Old Trafford to cheer their darling team.
Moises Caicedo's goal denied Ruud Van Nistelrooy , the interim Manchester United Manager, the second win after Wednesday 5--2 Carabao cup win against Leicester City. Van Nistelrooy will remain in charge until Ruben Amorim takes over in November, 11.
The result, left the Red Devils on 12 points, their lowest tally after 10 fixtures since 1986--87 and 13th on the EPL log.
Meanwhile, in another thrilling encounter, between Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa in North London as Hotspurs came back from a goal down in the first half to pummel the visiting Aston Villa by 4--1 with a brace from Spurs' summer signing, Dominic Solanke in the 75th and 79th minute and a goal each from Breman Johnson in the 49th minute and late strike from James Maddison, while the only goal by Aston Villa was recorded in the 32second minute through Morgan Rogers.
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