Before the Premier League fixtures between both sides in which both will have difference objectives to infer, we take a look at the 5 most memorable encounters between these sides from the last 2 decades. While some matches had the scoreboard as a witness of its hostility, verbal agreements between both set of managers also epitomized some fixtures.
Chelsea 5-4 Manchester United: Capital One Cup 4th round 2012
In a season that ultimately turned out to be the last season for Sir Alex Ferguson at the Old Trafford, his team travelled to the Stamford Bridge to epitomize an the long-standing rivalry amid them. In this fateful match which took place in October 2012, 3 penalties were awarded in a matter of 120 minutes of football. While this match stretched to extra-time, Manchester United were the ones winning the match till the 90th minute. However, after that Eden Hazard penalty which came on the stroke of extra time, Chelsea took a giant leap towards victory.
Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United: UEFA Champions League final 2008 – – – (5-6 after penalties)
Although this match would be revered for all the right reasons for Manchester United fans, Chelsea fans were left heart-wrenched after being defeated on penalties. From that Cristiano Ronaldo slip that provided Chelsea within a stone’s throw of a in, to that John Terry miss which moved the ball into the Red devils cost, this match was won on capitalizing upon the mistakes of the other team.
Chelsea 5-0 Manchester United: 1999 Barclays Premier League
In a season where Manchester United won a record 91-points to clinch the Premier League title, this defeat at the hands of their bitter rivals was a hard one to swallow. While they were beaten just thrice in 38 fixtures that season, a storm by the name of Gianfranco Zola blew them away on that fateful night at Stamford Bridge. After scoring with 30 seconds in the first half, Zola – along with his team-mates get the better of a team that had the likes of David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Andrew Cole in its possession.
Chelsea 3-3 Manchester United: Barclays Premier League 2012
In the 3 decade long era of Sir Alex Ferguson where comebacks were a part and parcel of his Manchester United team, his last season at the helm was nothing different and this match is just a sample of that. After going down 3 goals at Stamford Bridge inside 50-minutes, Manchester United responded in a fashion that has been attributed to them for so long. Starting from that Wayne Rooney penalty at the hour mark which made their comeback possible to another one from the spot by the same man, it took a super-sub display from Javier Hernandez to share the points between both sides.
Manchester United 1-3 Chelsea: Barclays Premier League 2005
At a time at which Manchester United had already won the title, this fixture had little importance. However, take out Jose Mourinho and stand him parallel to Sir Alex and things are always promised to go crazy. While there was no barrage of attacks from both managers in the buildup, the actions of the home side earned a dig.
“I saw their players and manager go for a lap of honour after losing to us in their last home game,” said Mourinho. “In Portugal if you do this, they throw bottles at you.”
Thus, from that moment till he last played against Sir Alex Ferguson with Chelsea, these type of feelings became mutual.
Chelsea Vs Manchester United: Top 5 encounters between two giants of English football
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