PLAYER RATINGS: Cole Palmer seals dramatic late win but Caicedo rates just 3
Chelsea pulled off a scarcely believable injury-time comeback to beat Manchester United 4-3 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening.
Conor Gallagher wasted no time opening the scoring with his effort after just four minutes played, and errant play from Antony saw Cole Palmer send in a typically nerveless strike from the box 15 minutes later to double the scoreline.
But sloppy midfield play from the hosts allowed Alejandro Garnacho to give the travellers a foot-hold in the tie in the 34th minute, with Bruno Fernandes stepping up to provide the equaliser one minute before half-time.
Despite being hampered by injury, Man United clung on in the second-half and thought they had claimed victory through a second from Garnacho - until Palmer took just 82 seconds to score a penalty, and then the latest of winners.
Djordje Petrovic 5
Helpless for the first two goals he conceded as Chelsea’s defence failed in their protection of him, but hard not to think he could have been braver in stopping Garnacho’s header.
Malo Gusto 6
His sprinting forward down the right-hand side was key to Chelsea scoring after four minutes as his cross worked its way to Gallagher but defensively, nobody impressed here.
Axel Disasi 5
Loves a celebration whenever he does something good defensively, though he is prone to the odd moment of madness as Chelsea’s back line had another bad day at the office.
Benoit Badiashile 4.5
The culprit who lost possession as United stormed upfield to score their third goal and make it 3-2, having tried and failed to control a lumped ball. Nowhere near good enough.
Marc Cucurella 6
Great block to deny Fernandes and good work in winning the penalty after his one-two with Mudryk saw Antony bring him down from behind, as soft as it was.
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