Chelsea 3-1 Manchester United: Key stats and player ratings

Chelsea piled further pressure onto Manchester United manager David Moyes, dishing out a comprehensive 3-1 victory at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. A Samuel Eto’o hat trick put Chelsea in a commanding position, before Javier Hernandez snatched a late consolation for United. Moyes’s misery was compounded by a late red card for Nemanja Vidic, who was sent off for a lunge on Eden Hazard. Here’s how the players fared by Squawka Performance Score.

Chelsea

Petr Cech (8): Made three saves from United’s four shots on target.

Branislav Ivanovic (11): Returned from injury to make ten clearances and win three headed duels.

Gary Cahill (46): Won two headed duels, one tackle and one interception.

John Terry (24): Completed all 26 of his passes and made a colossal ten clearances.

Cesar Azpilicueta (-14): Attempted 11 tackles, but won just four of them.

David Luiz (7): Solid in front of the back four, he made nine clearances and won four headed duels.

Ramires (31): Put in one cross, created one chance and took one shot on goal.

Willian (39): Found a teammate with three of his five crosses and went past his man on three of the four occasions that he took on a United player.

Oscar (-16): Completed just 16 passes on a quiet afternoon upon which he missed the target with both of his shots at goal.

Eden Hazard (11): Created two chances and was fouled five times over the course of the game.

Samuel Eto’o (97): Exhibited a display of clinical finishing, garnering a hat trick from just four shots on goal.

Substitutes:

John Obi Mikel (2): Completed all ten of his passes after coming on as a sub.

Fernando Torres (0): Not on for long, but won two headed duels during his 12 minute cameo.

Nemanja Matic (-4): Only touched the ball twice, giving the ball away once.

Manchester United

David de Gea (-54): Unlucky to see Eto’o prod in after a good save in the run up to Chelsea’s third goal, the Spanish keeper made three saves as well as conceding three.

Rafael (-14): Fortunate to avoid a late red card, Rafael completed one of four attempted take ons and put four crosses in.

Nemanja Vidic (-39): Sent off for a tackle on Hazard, Vidic made nine clearances and three tackles before his early bath.

Jonny Evans (16): Won five headed duels from six contested and also managed eight clearances.

Patrice Evra (-12): Quieter going forward than usual – Evra managed just one cross, although he did also take one shot on goal.

Michael Carrick (57): Tried his best to keep United’s midfield together, with eight interceptions and 65 successful passes.

Phil Jones (-16): Failed with six of his seven tackle attempts, but did win three of his four contested headed duels.

Antonio Valencia (-11): Put in four crosses and completed two take ons from five attempts.

Adnan Januzaj (-1): Put eight crosses in, but only completed 17 passes during the entire game.

Ashley Young (-1): Didn’t attempt a single take on, and only found a man with one of his four crosses.

Danny Welbeck (27): Managed two shots on goal and was United’s most productive player with three chances created. He also completed 100% of his passes.

Substitutes:

Javier Hernández (24): Took as many shots on goal in his 35 minute appearance (2) as Welbeck did in the entire game, scoring with one of them.

Chris Smalling (22): Not really the man you expect to see warming up when you need a three goal comeback, Smalling contributed five clearances and two crosses.