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Sancho pounced on a sloppy Jorginho touch and calmly slotted past Edouard Mendy to put United aheadManchester United prepared for the arrival of interim manager Ralf Rangnick by earning a battling point against Premier League leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
United, under the caretaker charge of Michael Carrick with Rangnick's appointment expected to be confirmed imminently, kept Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench and mounted a largely rearguard action until Jadon Sancho hit Chelsea on the break five minutes after half-time.
Sancho pounced on poor control from Jorginho to race clear and beat Edouard Mendy with a composed finish after the hosts had dominated possession.
Chelsea were stung into action and Jorginho made amends for his error when he equalised from the spot in the 69th minute after Aaron Wan-Bissaka fouled Thiago Silva.
United survived in relative comfort apart from a big late chance for Antonio Rudiger and will regard this as a welcome point in tough territory after a succession of Premier League horror shows led to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's sacking.
Carrick can be satisfied
Carrick went with solidity for his first Premier League team selection after United's recent maulings by Leicester City, Liverpool, Manchester City and - finally for Solskjaer - Watford.
He bolstered midfield by utilising Fred, Scott McTominay and Nemanja Matic to hold Chelsea at bay and, while David de Gea was busy in the first half, there was never a feeling of siege as United dug deep to come away with a point.
The big call was keeping Ronaldo on the bench. He was introduced with United leading 1-0, but had minimal impact and was straight off down the tunnel when the final whistle sounded.
United at least showed the determination and resilience that had so often been glaringly absent in the dying embers of Solskjaer's reign although there was very little attacking intent or quality apart from the great composure shown by Sancho for his second successive goal.
It will do him the world of good as he seeks to establish himself following his £73m summer move from Borussia Dortmund.
As for Carrick, if this is his final game in charge before Rangnick comes to Old Trafford, he can be well satisfied with his brief stint at the helm, winning against Villarreal in the Champions League and getting a share of the spoils here against a Chelsea side who have looked increasingly formidable in recent weeks.
It is a platform of sorts for Rangnick to begin his work and United will hope to continue their recovery against Arsenal at Old Trafford on Thursday.
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Chelsea
Squad number16Player nameMendy- Squad number14Player nameChalobah
- Squad number6Player nameThiago Silva
- Squad number2Player nameRüdiger
- Squad number24Player nameJames
- Squad number12Player nameLoftus-Cheek
- Squad number5Player nameJorginho
- Squad number3Player nameAlonso
- Squad number22Player nameZiyech
- Squad number20Player nameHudson-Odoi
- Squad number11Player nameWerner
Squad number9Player nameLukaku- Squad number10Player namePulisic
- Squad number19Player nameMount
Manchester United
Squad number1Player namede Gea- Squad number29Player nameWan-Bissaka
Squad number2Player nameLindelöf
Squad number3Player nameBailly- Squad number27Player nameAlex Telles
Squad number39Player nameMcTominay
Squad number31Player nameMatic
Squad number17Player nameFred- Squad number18Player nameBruno Fernandes
- Squad number25Player nameSancho
Squad number10Player nameRashford
- Squad number7Player nameCristiano Ronaldo
Squad number14Player nameLingard- Squad number34Player namevan de Beek
Line-ups
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 16Mendy
- 14Chalobah
- 6Thiago Silva
- 2Rüdiger
- 24JamesBooked at 53mins
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 5JorginhoBooked at 90mins
- 3AlonsoSubstituted forMountat 78'minutes
- 22Ziyech
- 20Hudson-OdoiSubstituted forPulisicat 78'minutes
- 11WernerSubstituted forLukakuat 82'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 4Christensen
- 9Lukaku
- 10Pulisic
- 17Saúl
- 18Barkley
- 19Mount
- 28Azpilicueta
- 29Havertz
Man Utd
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1de Gea
- 29Wan-Bissaka
- 2Lindelöf
- 3BaillyBooked at 90mins
- 27Telles
- 39McTominayBooked at 45mins
- 31Matic
- 17Fred
- 18Bruno FernandesBooked at 77minsSubstituted forvan de Beekat 89'minutes
- 25SanchoSubstituted forCristiano Ronaldoat 64'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 10RashfordBooked at 49minsSubstituted forLingardat 77'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Jones
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 8Mata
- 9Martial
- 11Greenwood
- 14Lingard
- 20Dalot
- 26Henderson
- 34van de Beek
Referee:Anthony Taylor
Attendance:40,041
Live Text
Match ends, Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1.
Second Half ends, Chelsea 1, Manchester United 1.
Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
Eric Bailly (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Jorginho (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Trevoh Chalobah (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt blocked. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Attempt saved. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nemanja Matic.
Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Eric Bailly.
Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces Timo Werner.
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