Manchester United drew 1-1 with Chelsea at Old Trafford and moved up one place in the Premier League table, but remain in 13th place. Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy will not be able to change his side's problems in attack and defence, and he may be able to lead his side to win next week's games against Pakontronica and Leicester City, but the two major problems of attack and defence may be left to the next boss Ruben Amorim to solve.
Before the game, the three Old Trafford lords gathered, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and close confidant Sir Dave Brailford were in attendance, but the old lord Ferguson may have gasped because since taking over the club, Rajae has watched the Premier League seven times, and the United are winless. After this game, the spell continues.
Manchester United are missing 10 players, notably with injuries to midfielders Christian Eriksen and Kobe Maynor, making it easier for Chelsea to control midfield. Chelsea had a good chance to open the scoring in the opening 15 minutes when Palmer's corner from the right was met by Maduekay with a header at the post and his team-mate's follow-up effort hit the side-netting.
A few minutes later, United had a chance to score, as Marcus Rashford broke down the left and crossed towards goal, only goalkeeper Robert Sanchez kept the ball out and Bruno Fernandes fired wide. During the run, Hojlund was pushed down by his opponent, but the referee ignored him. Garnacho then squandered one or two more good chances to score.
In first-half stoppage time, Fernandes crossed from Rashford on the right side of the penalty area, and the ball also hit the post, and the two sides returned to the dressing room with a 0-0 draw.
United broke the deadlock in the 70th minute when Casemiro's diagonal cross from the right was met by the Chelsea defence, but Hojlund didn't stop the ball but he took advantage of the ball and got it out of the way and was brought to the ground by Alexis Sanchez and the referee pointed to the 12-yard spot.
Fernandes ended their Premier League goal drought with a penalty and smashed the ball into the bottom left corner of the net to give United a 1-0 lead over Chelsea, with Ruud van Nistelrooy swinging his fist to the touchline before turning to the crowd in the Bobby Charlton stands to a thunderous roar at Old Trafford.
However, United's lead lasted only five minutes. Palmer headed in another corner and Casemiro cleared the ball but the ball fell to Caicedo in front of the box, who volleyed low into the bottom left corner of the net to make it 1-1 to Chelsea. Manchester United could have signed Ecuador for £5 million in 2021, but now he has scored again.
United's defence remained a mess and the motivation of the players did not last for a few days after the change of manager. Before the end of the game, Garnacho first ignored Mazraoui's side-by-side assist, walked back after a wrong pass, Casemiro had to chase back frantically, and finally fouled Neto and was yellowed.
The 32-year-old lashed out at Garnacho for conceding first goal in his final game against West Ham United before Ten Hag's departure.
Garnacho was not only poor defensively, but also a "finisher" in attack, with three chances to open the scoring, all of which were not effective. And before the end of the game, Garnacho had another chance to declare high, arguably the number one sinner for United's failure to win.
If he doesn't improve his style of play and efficiency, it may be difficult to gain a foothold in the new coach's 343 system, because the offensive and defensive requirements for wingers are extremely high.
When captain B Fei kicked away in the box, neither team was able to score again and had to accept a 1-1 score. In stoppage time, Lisandro Martinez stomped on a high leg, causing a clash between the two sides, but the referee did not give a red card after watching VAR.
Manchester United have picked up just 12 points from their first 10 Premier League games, their worst points after 10 games in the league since the eight-point deficit in 1986/87. Meanwhile, the Reds' nine goals equalled the record for the fewest goals scored in the league in 1973/74.
Watching the game in Portugal, Amorim is already starting to have a headache, with only Crystal Palace and Southampton scoring fewer goals than 13th-placed Manchester United in the Premier League, and Amorim will have to conundrum on how the Reds' current players can play with his football philosophy. If the change of coach can't motivate and change them, then there is only purge.