Manchester United beats League leaders Chelsea 2 - 0 at Old Trafford

More pressure on Chelsea as gap is reduced to 4 points over second place Hotspurs

The win by Manchester united come as a surprise following their latest dismal performance at Old Trafford.

Premier league leader Chelsea may have travelled to Old Trafford confident of a win, but the latest results have shown otherwise.

This could be a big statement by Jose Jose Mourinho that he is capable of holding Chelsea and give punish them after Chelsea board fired him last season.

Chelsea are now 4 points ahead of second place Tottenham hotspurs who have won all of their latest games

Manchester united are currently 5th placed and if they dont make to 4th position, they will fail to qualify for Champions league, something that they may be desperate to achieve.

Their only hope is currently in Europa League and where they drew their latest game on an away match. Todays results at Old Trafford can be seen as a boost to Mourinho and Manchester united on their home performance after strings of poor performances at home.

A triumph over Europa League for Manchester United can give them a direct qualification to Champions League next season.

Manchester united are short of fortunes as they are already out of FA and are distant 5th in premier league.

The Game Statistics

Goals: 2 for United, 0 for Chelsea

Possession: 46% for United, 54% for Chelsea

Shots: 9 for United, 5 for Chelsea

Shots on target: 5 for United, 0 for Chelsea

Corners: 1 for United , 3 for Chelsea

Fouls: 16 for United, 20 for Chelsea

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