Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United: 5 Tactics from Solskjaer that won the game

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Both midfielders were on the scoresheet for Manchester United

When both Martial and Lingard were ruled out of the game with injuries, Solskjaer had to conjure up something different to break down a stellar Chelsea side. Pogba had been one of the strongest components in the Norwegian's tactics, but against the Blues, Solskjaer ensured that the Frenchman was allowed to break away at will. Interestingly, he was not the only midfielder allowed to run forward.

Due to the intense pressing of his forward players and the fact that Mata had nullified Jorginho for major parts of the game, Solskjaer knew that he could opt to be a little more courageous on the counter. As such, he allowed both Pogba and Herrera to drive forward whenever the situation opened up and it was from two such runs from the midfield that United secured two goals.

For the first goal, Herrera made a late run into the box that eluded the entire Chelsea defense. Pogba found him with a glorious ball and the Spaniard headed in United's first. It was Pogba's turn next, as he won back the ball, fed Rashford to run through the flanks and then arrive into the box in time to put a powerful header past Kepa.