Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Score and Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match

Chelsea ruined Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge by thumping his new club 4-0 on Sunday. Pedro opened the Blues’ account after just 30 seconds, before Gary Cahill, Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante added strikes of their own.

The lopsided win put Chelsea into the top four of the Premier League on goal difference ahead of London rivals Tottenham Hotspur. As for United, Mourinho’s men remain seventh but only six points off the pace after both Arsenal and leaders Manchester City drew this weekend.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte stuck with the same personnel and 3-4-3 formation he used in the 3-0 win over champions Leicester City last time out. It meant a start for Pedro up front, while Marcos Alonso and Victor Moses manned the flanks, per the club:

Chelsea team today: Courtois; Azpilicueta, David Luiz, Cahill (c); Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso; Pedro, Diego Costa, Hazard. #CFC

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) October 23, 2016

Meanwhile, United confirmed a starting XI not featuring the injured Wayne Rooney, and summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan was again left out:

Here’s the #MUFC team for #CHEMUN… pic.twitter.com/OrCMTMy60W

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) October 23, 2016

Rooney had to miss the game because of a problem he picked up during a training session, the club confirmed. Yet Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News offered one reason why fit-again Mkhitaryan could feel aggrieved at being overlooked:

What must frustrate Mkhitaryan is no one has genuinely excelled on the right flank, which is the position he was bought to strengthen. #mufc

— Samuel Luckhurst (@samuelluckhurst) October 23, 2016

Mourinho won three league titles and a host of cups during two spells at Chelsea, but he …

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