Chelsea 4-0 Manchester United | Player Ratings

Chelsea

Cesar Azpilicueta - 7/10

Marcos Alonso - 8.5/10

When the left back launched the ball forward on the halfway line in the 8th minute, it looked nothing more than a speculative clip into space. However, Pedro’s pace and hard work turned it into an assist. The Spaniard was one of the best players on the pitch tonight. He dominated the left wing and pinged Valencia back for most of the game. He was solid defensively as well and did well against Lingard and Mata after he came on.

One of Luiz’s better performances. With him, you are never really sure of which version of Luiz will turn up on the pitch, and luckily for Conte, the one controlled by a 10-year-old on a joystick decided to stay at home. He was lucky to remain on the pitch, though. His crunching challenge on Fellaini’s knee with the studs pointing upwards deserved a red card. Tonight, he got only a yellow.

Gary Cahill - 8.5/10

Nemanja Matic - 7/10

Matic, like Cahill, has not been at his best recently but tonight he was solid defensively. His presence also allowed Kante to roam forward with a considerable amount of freedom. To top it off, the pass to find Hazard inside the United box in the second half, which led to the third goal, was astute.

Chelsea’s talisman is back to his best. He kept running at the United’s defense throughout the night. His pace and directness were too much for the visitors to handle at times and in the second half, he was the outlet for Chelsea on the counter attacks. A treat to watch when on song.

N'Golo Kante - 8/10

Victor Moses - 8/10

From being an outcast, Victor Moses is quickly becoming a vital part of this Chelsea team. Conte’s new system has opened up a place for him in the side, and Moses is utilizing it the fullest. For an attacking player, he was fairly solid defensively, and he created a lot of chances with his marauding runs down the right wing.

The Spaniard has not been able to reproduce his form from his Barcelona days since moving to London. But if today’s performance is anything to go by, we could see the best of him yet. His hunger and desire created the first goal. He also added an assist in the second half, when his cute little back hill put Kante through.

Diego Costa - 7/10

Manchester United

David de Gea 4/10

Antonio Valencia 4/10

Played too far up the pitch in the lead-up to the first goal. But, made good tackles in the first half. Sent some very good crosses from down the right flank, but was let down by the forwards.

Made some good tackles later, but was caught in no man’s land for that crucial first goal.

Chris Smalling 1/10

Daley Blind 3/10

Was equally culpable for the first goal as Smalling. Failed to beat the man in multiple passes and cross from out wide.

Was slow and thus ineffective in stopping the Chelsea runs through the midfield. Looked lost once he was bypassed and could not track back.

Ander Herrera 4/10

Marcus Rashford 3/10

Showed his lack of experience and was kept on a leash by the brilliant Cesar Azpilicueta all through. Tried to make a few forward moves, but nothing materialized out of them.

Failed to press Matic when he came up with the assist for the third goal. Let Kante have a free run and remained a close ‘observer’ all through that Kante goal.

Jesse Lingard 5/10

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 2/10

Mostly ineffective in the first half except for that one shot on goal. Missed an easy header early on that could have equalized the match. Missed a horde of consolation chances all the way until the 91st minute.

Stepped up to take Hazard but completely forgot his man in the run-up to the third goal.