Man United close in on Champions League at Chelsea
4/20/202653 min
It's almost done, then. United defied a defensive *crisis at Stamford Bridge to keep their first clean sheet since February and Matheus Cunha delivered the killer blow to see off Chelsea... we don't even need to tell you who provided the assist.
Ayden Heaven was, eventually, partnered by Noussair Mazraoui at centre half and, with Luke Shaw and the returning Diogo Dalot either side (and Kobbie in front), they looked fairly comfortable despite a slightly rocky start. Chelsea had the ball and the territory but losing Estevao was a blow and Alejandro Garnacho struggled in his place.
All that matters in the end is that two more wins are needed to guarantee Champions League football next season, Bruno is on course for records and awards, and Michael Carrick has settled the nerves again.
Good news from Old Trafford as well, where the U18s set up a Manchester derby FA Youth Cup final by beating Crystal Palace with a goal from JJ Gabriel and an extra-time winner from Chido Obi.
*opinions may vary
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[gentle music] The Athletic FC.
Ian Irving· Host0:03
[upbeat music] This is Talk of the Devils, the athletic show dedicated to Manchester United. Coming up today, United win again, this time at Chelsea, to take a huge step towards the Champions League. We'll have all the details of that win at Stamford Bridge. Who needs center backs? Uh, yeah, bit of an interesting situation that for Michael Carrick to navigate. We'll speak about that. And the young Reds are also in the FA Youth Cup final again. We'll find out how they managed to do that later on in the show. But Laurie and Kyle are here in the studio. Andy's joining us from home. Um, everyone's been down in London apart from me, so I hope you all enjoyed your trip. And Manchester United came back with three points. That's the headline, isn't it, Laurie?
Laurie Whitwell· Host0:57
That's the big headline, yeah. I mean, obviously, Michael Carrick's, uh, status was, I guess, being debated right before that game, after the defeat to Leeds. Um, Manchester United's own position in the Champions League hunt was up in the air if they'd have lost to Chelsea. Instead, it's a victory. It feels comfortable now for the Champions League, 10 points ahead with five games to go. I, I'm saying they're on the brink there really, um, in terms of I think it's two more wins they need, you know, mathematically- Yeah ...to make it the case. So huge win in the circumstances, especially to get a clean sheet with