Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th goal of the season to earn Manchester United a point after David de Gea had frustrated Chelsea with several superb saves at Old Trafford.
The visitors were thoroughly dominant in the first half but were unable to find a way past De Gea, who made saves from Kai Havertz and N’Golo Kante.
But Chelsea finally broke the deadlock midway through the second half when Marcos Alonso volleyed home from an angle.
The Blues’ celebrations had barely finished as Manchester United responded within a minute, Nemanja Matic playing a brilliant ball into the box and Ronaldo taking a touch before thumping a shot into the net.
That brought Old Trafford to life – there had been a subdued atmosphere inside the ground up to that point, with discontent against the club’s owners still clear with protests outside for the second home game in succession.
Ronaldo could have secured all three points for the hosts but his effort from a difficult angle was saved by Edouard Mendy.
But the game ended all square as Chelsea edged closer to securing a top-four finish. Thomas Tuchel’s side are third, eight points ahead of fifth-placed Tottenham with five games remaining.
Manchester United are sixth, five points behind Arsenal in fourth but having played two games more.
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Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Gea
- 20Dalot
- 2Lindelöf
- 19Varane
- 27Telles
- 39McTominay
- 31MaticSubstituted forJonesat 79′minutes
- 36ElangaSubstituted forGarnacho Ferreyraat 90+1′minutes
- 18Bruno Fernandes
- 10RashfordSubstituted forMataat 79′minutes
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
Substitutes
- 3Bailly
- 4Jones
- 8Mata
- 22Heaton
- 26Henderson
- 46Mejbri
- 47Shoretire
- 74Fernández
- 75Garnacho Ferreyra
Chelsea
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 16Mendy
- 28Azpilicueta
- 6Thiago Silva
- 2RüdigerBooked at 87mins
- 24James
- 5Jorginho
- 7KantéSubstituted forLoftus-Cheekat 82′minutes
- 3Alonso
- 19Mount
- 11WernerSubstituted forPulisicat 71′minutes
- 29HavertzSubstituted forLukakuat 70′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Arrizabalaga
- 9Lukaku
- 10Pulisic
- 12Loftus-Cheek
- 14Chalobah
- 17Saúl
- 22Ziyech
- 23Kenedy
- 31Sarr
- Referee:
- Mike Dean
- Attendance:
- 73,564
Live Text
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Match ends, Manchester United 1, Chelsea 1.
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Second Half ends, Manchester United 1, Chelsea 1.
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Attempt saved. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Thiago Silva.
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Substitution, Manchester United. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Anthony Elanga.
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Attempt blocked. Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
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Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Juan Mata (Manchester United).
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Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
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Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
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Anthony Elanga (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N’Golo Kanté.
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Attempt missed. Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Alex Telles.
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Attempt blocked. Reece James (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
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