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Ruben Amorim's decision vindicated as superb Man Utd run rings around poor Chelsea
Manchester United are back to winning ways as Ruben Amorin was vindicated during an Old Trafford storm against Chelsea on Saturday evening
Chelsea faced a storm on Saturday evening - both on the pitch and from the Manchester sky.
Old Trafford may well of resembled a swimming pool during parts of the game, but it was the unrelenting battering of their defence from the Manchester United attack that was troubling Enzo Maresca's men.
Ruben Amorim stuck to his guns for the game, implementing the system that gave him so much success in Portugal. The same system that had been questioned by fans and pundits all week after the Red Devils latest humiliation at the hands of Manchester City.
"No, no, no. No one. Not even the Pope will change it," he said defiantly when posed the questioned ahead of the Chelsea clash. "This is my job. This is my responsibility. This is my life. So, I will not change that."
And as Chelsea scrambled for the solution to the Red Devils constant pressure in the opening exchanges, Amorim's decision was quickly vindicated.
The Blues were chasing shadows as attack after attack unloaded on Robert Sanchez's goal - it seemed like only a matter of time until their defence was breached.
Bryan Mbeumo was excellent again, and he latched onto a through ball that left Sanchez with no option to come flying off his line. Sanchez went for the ball, but caught all of the United star.
Sanchez was gone - and so too were Maresca's tactics. The Blues boss searched for a way to combat Amorim, who was running rings around him.
Maresca responded with three subs in the opening 20 minutes, including Cole Palmer. The Englishman looked furious, but was seemingly injured with an icepack on his leg.
The changes didn't help, and Casemiro doubled United's lead. However, he quickly went from hero to zero when a needless second yellow card saw him send it to ten men apiece.
It's a step in the right direction for United and Amorim - it's proof his system can work, but it might still need some tweaking here and there.
Daily Star Sunday
Manchester United are back to winning ways as Ruben Amorin was vindicated during an Old Trafford storm against Chelsea on Saturday evening
Chelsea faced a storm on Saturday evening - both on the pitch and from the Manchester sky.
Old Trafford may well of resembled a swimming pool during parts of the game, but it was the unrelenting battering of their defence from the Manchester United attack that was troubling Enzo Maresca's men.
Ruben Amorim stuck to his guns for the game, implementing the system that gave him so much success in Portugal. The same system that had been questioned by fans and pundits all week after the Red Devils latest humiliation at the hands of Manchester City.
"No, no, no. No one. Not even the Pope will change it," he said defiantly when posed the questioned ahead of the Chelsea clash. "This is my job. This is my responsibility. This is my life. So, I will not change that."
And as Chelsea scrambled for the solution to the Red Devils constant pressure in the opening exchanges, Amorim's decision was quickly vindicated.
The Blues were chasing shadows as attack after attack unloaded on Robert Sanchez's goal - it seemed like only a matter of time until their defence was breached.
Bryan Mbeumo was excellent again, and he latched onto a through ball that left Sanchez with no option to come flying off his line. Sanchez went for the ball, but caught all of the United star.
Sanchez was gone - and so too were Maresca's tactics. The Blues boss searched for a way to combat Amorim, who was running rings around him.
Maresca responded with three subs in the opening 20 minutes, including Cole Palmer. The Englishman looked furious, but was seemingly injured with an icepack on his leg.
The changes didn't help, and Casemiro doubled United's lead. However, he quickly went from hero to zero when a needless second yellow card saw him send it to ten men apiece.
It's a step in the right direction for United and Amorim - it's proof his system can work, but it might still need some tweaking here and there.
Daily Star Sunday