Manchester United 1-1 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points as Cristiano Ronaldo rescues a point for Manchester United | Premier League 2021-22
Manchester United and Chelsea played out a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Thursday, April 28.
Chelsea were easily the superior side in the opening half but they failed to break the deadlock thanks to some wasteful finishing upfront. Kai Havertz wasted numerous chances in the opening half to put Chelsea ahead.
It took Chelsea 60 minutes to score the opening goal of the game as Marcos Alonso smashed one in from close range to give David de Gea no chance. Reece James' cross fell nicely for Havertz, whose header laid the foundation for Alonso to smack one in.
Cristiano Ronaldo equalized two minutes later as he banged one past Edouard Mendy after controlling a pass from Nemanja Matic beautifully, before thundering one in.
On that note, here's a look at the five biggest talking points from the game:
#5 Alejandro Garnacho makes his debut for Manchester United
Alejandro Garnacho made his Manchester United debut against Chelsea as he came on for Anthony Elanga in stoppage time. Ralf Rangnick has put his trust in youngsters at the club and his decision to hand the 17-year-old his debut reaffirms his faith.
On comes Alejandro Garnacho for his United debut 👏🔴
#MUFC | #MUNCHE https://t.co/3qG90YKeUR
Garnacho would be quite delighted to have his chance against one of the top-most sides in the Premier League. With senior players like Marcus Rashford misfiring, he may find more game time to impress the Old Trafford faithful.
#4 Chelsea must be feeling disappointed not to win
Chelsea should have walked away with all three points and they know it. They created a truck load of chances but were quite wasteful moving forward. Thomas Tuchel, too, was frustrated on the byline with his team's finishing upfront. Kai Havertz in particular should have scored a goal for Chelsea.
Tuchel: "We were very dominant, found the spaces."
"We could have taken advantage. I felt we missed something in the last 16 yards of the field to finish it off earlier." #CFC #MUNCHE
Chelsea attempted 21 shots on goal and out of these, they had six on target. The Blues did everything right except to find their mojo in the final third as Manchester United were lucky to escape with a draw.