😱 United collapse: 2-0 to Chelsea! 2nd-half shock, relegation looms 👎

😱 United collapse: 2-0 to Chelsea! 2nd-half shock, relegation looms 👎 Another game, another defeat for Manchester United, who are going through one of the darkest periods in their history: today Chelsea (with Palestra making his first start ) win 2-0 at Stamford Bridge thanks to goals from Rogers (50') and Palmer (64'), despite a good first half from the Red Devils. Manchester United have now gone 9 games without a win: that had not happened at this stage of the season since 1988/89 . They have managed just two wins this season, against Ipswich and Sabah, the latter in September. United remain one point above the relegation zone , but have played a game more. Man United have also failed to win any of their first seven away game s in all competitions in a season for the f irst time since 1973-74, when they were last relegated. 🤯 B. Fernandes misses! But United show signs of life Chelsea start better, keeping possession and even finding the net through Estêvão , but the Brazilian is offside . United exploit the space behind the Blues and waste several chances: B. Fernandes fires over inside the box , Cunha takes a poor touch when he could have been through on goal, and Mbeumo arrives a fraction too late to meet a ball across the area. Carrick's side grow in confidence, largely thanks to Amad Diallo, who repeatedly causes Fofana problems in defence. In the 34th minute, they even take the lead: a close-range header from Cunha after Maguire heads the ball back across goal following a corner. United celebrate, but VAR spots another offside. It stays 0-0 . There is still plenty of drama before the break. Chelsea hit the post through an accidental deflection off Caicedo, although there is a handball in the build-up, while Diallo robs Fofana of possession yet again and fires over from a great position. 😱 Second-half disaster: Lisandro Martinez sent off The lack of concentration seen against Bournemouth (and others) resurfaces early in the second half: Rogers receives the ball from Lavia in the 50th minute, beats Maguire with surprising ease and lifts the ball over Lammens with a delicate finish to make it 1-0. United still have time to respond. Bruno Fernandes delivers an inviting ball to the far post, but Cunha misses it when the slightest touch would have been enough. It is their last real chance to put things right. Then comes the red card for Lisandro Martínez , and the game changes for good. In the 59th minute, he is booked for stopping Rogers, and four minutes later he clatters into Fofana following a corner. VAR calls the referee over, and a penalty is awarded along with a second yellow card . Carrick does not even look at the defender as he leaves the pitch. Palmer strikes it poorly, but Lammens cannot keep it out. In the 64th minute it is 2-0, with Chelsea now also a man up. Maguire then denies Palmer an almost certain goal, and in the 71st minute Estêvão makes it 3-0 with a fine finish into the top corner. VAR , however, spots a marginal offside and rules out another goal for the Brazilian, following his disallowed effort in the first half. United produce the final moment of drama as Mbeumo hits the crossbar from outside the box: even luck is against Carrick's side, and he could (perhaps) be "sacked in the morning", as one of England's most famous chants suggests. This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇮🇹 here.