The picture that sums up Man Utd woes: 4 players pointed towards unmarked Palmer

Bruno Fernandes has admitted he predicted the nature of Chelsea's sensational winner on Thursday after he was seen pointing towards Cole Palmer before the forward's sensational winning strike.

The Blues secured a stunning comeback win over Manchester United in the final Premier League game of the midweek fixtures, with Palmer netting twice deep into stoppage time to earn a 4-3 victory.

United looked like they had the game in their hands, themselves coming back from 2-0 down to lead 3-2, but threw away the lead, with manager Erik ten Hag slamming his side in the aftermath.

Palmer's final goal, his third of the game, came when Chelsea took a short corner, with the England man given space to shoot and doing so, netting via a deflection off Scott McTominay.

Red Devils captain Fernandes, however, explained how his side knew the strike was a possibility, yet still didn't act to prevent the goal.

'We had the game in our hands and we gave it away,' he told TNT Sports after full time. 'It's frustrating.

'It's difficult to take. We had good control in the last few minutes, but they got two chances and scored two goals. From the corner we have to be much quicker. We knew beforehand they take corners and throw-ins quickly.'

Television replays showed four United players, including Fernandes, pointing at Palmer as he made his run to the edge of the box while Enzo Fernandez stepped up to take the corner.

McTominay and Mason Mount can also be seen identifying Palmer's run - as well as goalkeeper Andre Onana - with no away player closing down Palmer until Mount made a late dash towards him.

Other players, meanwhile, including Marcus Rashford, can be seen facing the opposite way to the ball despite not directly marking any attacking players.

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