Michael Carrick has made some interesting comments about Liam Rosenior’s teams after Manchester United’s 1-0 win against Chelsea on Saturday.
Chelsea fans are far from happy with Rosenior and the club amid a terrible run of form. Before the game, there was a protest against BlueCo, the club’s owners.
However, Carrick appears to appreciate what Rosenior is able to get his team to do when things are going to plan.
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Michael Carrick claims Liam Rosenior’s teams do things you have to stop
While Chelsea were unconvincing for large parts of their defeat to United at Stamford Bridge, according to Carrick, Rosenior’s teams do some things that you have to stop in order to win the game.
Speaking after his side’s victory, he told The Standard’s Dom Smith and other reporters: “Liam’s teams do some things that you’ve got to stop — I know it hasn’t shown, results-wise.”
United certainly were able to neutralise Chelsea, who have now failed to score in any of their last four Premier League matches.
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Before their defeat to United, they lost 3-0 to Manchester City, 3-0 to Everton and 1-0 to Newcastle United.
That string of results has left them with little chance of qualifying for next season’s Champions League. Rosenior still thinks Chelsea can finish in the top five, though.
What the stats say about Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United
Despite the result, Chelsea did do some things right on Saturday night. When it came to offensive stats, they actually blew United away.
For example, according to Sofascore, Chelsea had 21 shots and an xG of 1.57. United, on the other hand, only registered four shots and an xG of 0.29.
Chelsea also saw more of the ball, finishing the game with a ball possession figure of 59%. Ultimately, they should have at least got a draw.
Unlike them, though, United were clinical and Matheus Cunha took his opportunity excellently when it came. It was the kind of clinical edge that the likes of Cole Palmer and Pedro Neto have lacked during this barren run of form Chelsea have been on.
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