3 things Chelsea did right in their 1-0 win against Manchester United

#1 Allowing Eden Hazard the freedom to roam

Hazard had a fine outing

Antonio Conte gave Hazard the freedom to take to the attacking realms like he wanted in the absence of Pedro and Willian. Hazard used this as an opportunity to stay clear of the dogged Ander Herrera.

Hazard was on top of his game and he was slaloming past the United defenders who were always a yard or two short for pace. It was Hazard who schlepped Chelsea into a threatening position in the first half after catching Phil Jones flatfooted in his defensive half.

Jones' poor positional awareness let Hazard get past him and eventually led to him being fouled inside the area to give way for the one and only decisive moment of the game. Hazard slotted the ball home coolly from the spot.

It was perhaps the only notable chance that Chelsea created on the night. Olivier Giroud was not even in the picture.

The talismanic Belgian's pace and trickery helped run the clock out towards the end of the game as well as United's defenders were hesitant to go in for the tackle. This helped in buying Chelsea a lot of time.

Eden Hazard's importance in this Chelsea side cannot be understated and that is why the Blues will have to pull out every stop to make sure he stays at Stamford Bridge after this summer.