Manchester United fans snubbed Bruno Fernandes and were blown away by the exploits of one ‘warrior’ star against Chelsea in the 2-1 Premier League win.
Chelsea were reduced to 10 men against Manchester United in only the fifth minute after Robert Sanchez received a straight red card for his tackle on Bryan Mbeumo.
Bryan Mbeumo was one-on-one against Robert Sanchez and the 27-year-old Spanish shot-stopper mistimed his challenge on the United ace outside of the Chelsea box.
Robert Sanchez’s sending off at Old Trafford allowed United to build momentum against Chelsea and Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring in the 14th minute.
Chelsea were outplayed in the first half at Old Trafford and Casemiro was able to put United 2-0 up over the 10-man Blues in the 37th minute of the Premier League tie.
Casemiro went from hero to zero in the first half on Saturday evening after the United midfielder was booked for the second time and was dismissed in injury time.
Man Utd fans put the spotlight on Matthijs de Ligt ahead of Bruno Fernandes during the Chelsea match at Old Trafford
Manchester United received a late scare against Chelsea at Old Trafford after Trevoh Chalobah turned a powerful header into the bottom corner of the Red Devils’ net.
However, Trevoh Chalobah’s effort in the 80th minute was not enough for Chelsea to rally back and find the all-important equaliser ahead of the full-time whistle.
Despite Bruno Fernandes’ superb showing for the Red Devils on Saturday evening, United fans made sure that Matthijs de Ligt received the praise that he deserved.
A Red Devils supporter wrote: “Immense from De Ligt again. The man is an absolute monster.”
“De Ligt, what a warrior,” another added.
Someone else tweeted: “De Ligt really put blood on the line for this [match].
Another United fan said: “De Ligt [has] been immense as was [Harry] Maguire when he was on.”
While a fifth X user claimed: “De Ligt is the best defender and player in Manchester United and possibly [in] the league.”
“De Ligt has been a monster for United this season,” somebody else suggested.
And a seventh posted: “De Ligt has dealt with every pass in behind [so] well!”
“De Ligt [is] our best defender; he’s unreal,” an eighth commented.
Matthijs de Ligt once again showed his importance to Man Utd and Ruben Amorim after his performance vs Chelsea
Matthijs de Ligt has been a key player for Ruben Amorim and the 26-year-old Dutchman has been a reliable figure in the three-man backline of the tactical system.
The former Juventus and Ajax star saw out the full 90 minutes against Chelsea and De Ligt was unfortunate not to walk away with a clean sheet to his name.
While United were unable to keep a clean sheet against Chelsea, De Ligt was a standout performer and stepped up when the Red Devils were reduced to 10 men.
De Ligt has become a United fan favourite since his 2024 move from Bayern Munich and it is not difficult to see why after his monster performance against Chelsea.
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