Manchester United managed to keep a welcomed clean sheet to end a run of back-to-back league defeats at home as they played out a dull 0-0 draw with Chelsea on Saturday at Old Trafford.
There were few chances although Blues boss, Frank Lampard, will feel his men should have had a first-half penalty when Harry Maguire held down Cesar Azpilicueta as a free-kick was swung into the United’s box.
Edouard Mendy kept Manchester United at bay with a host of top-class saves to deny Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata, Bruno Fernandes among others.
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Edinson Cavani, who arrived on deadline day, made his debut for United and almost scored with his first touch, diverting Bruno Fernandes’s cross into the side-netting, while Marcus Rashford drew a fine late stop from Edouard Mendy.
It was the first time in 30 matches United had failed to score. With the 0-0 scoreline against Chelsea, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team stay in 15th, with Chelsea moving up to ninth on the Premier League standings.
Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Manchester United have failed to win any of their first three home games to a league campaign for the first time since the 1972-73 season.
- Chelsea have kept their first Premier League clean sheet outside of London since a goalless draw at Leicester on the final day of the 2018-19 season under Maurizio Sarri.
- Manchester United are without a home league win in five games (D3 L2), their longest run without victory at Old Trafford since February 1990 (6 games).
- There was just one shot on target in the entire second half in this match, with that coming via Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford in stoppage time.
- Edouard Mendy became the first Chelsea goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet in both of his first two Premier League games for the club since Petr Cech in August 2004.
- At 33y 253d, Edinson Cavani became Manchester United’s oldest Premier League debutant since Zlatan Ibrahimovic in August 2016 (34y 316d).
Other Saturday Premier League results
- West Ham United 1-1 Manchester City
- Fulham 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea
- Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United
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