In the early morning of December 7, Beijing time, in the first key matchup of the English Premier League, Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 at home. Anthony won a penalty after the opening kick by Enzo, but Fernandes's penalty was destroyed, McTominay finally broke the deadlock in the 19th minute, Palmer equalised in the 45th minute, and McTominay's header in the 69th minute completed a brace and exceeded the score again. After this campaign, Manchester United temporarily moved up to sixth place in the standings. Interestingly, Manchester United won their first game in the big6 duel this season, while Chelsea only lost to Manchester United in the big6 duel, and Chelsea are unbeaten against other opponents.
Manchester United created a number of chances in succession, but they were all destroyed by Sanchez, and in the 5th minute, Antony's assault was trampled by Enzo, and the referee decisively blew a penalty, but the main penalty of B Fee was saved, and Wheat's follow-up shot was flying again.
In the 19th minute, a quick pass from the left side of Manchester United's front, Garnacho's surprise shot into the inverted triangle, Maguire's low shot was blocked, and McTominay broke the deadlock with a follow-up shot into the net, giving United a 1-0 lead.
In the 45th minute, Chelsea's front field had a quick counterattack opportunity, Mudryk received a direct pass, Palmer received the ball and got rid of Lindelof after a low shot looked weak, but it went straight to the corner, Onana couldn't watch the ball into the net, and the score of the two sides came to a 1-1 draw.
In the 69th minute, Manchester United's quick counterattack on the left side, Garnacho received a diagonal pass in front of the goal, McTominay flew to the top of the net with a header, and Manchester United once again overtook the score 2-1 lead.
In the 79th minute, Manchester United's forward field continued to press, B Fee's assault ball on the left side, Reguilon came up and burst into the penalty area to knock back the triangle, and Garnacho's low shot missed the right post.