Maurizio Sarri says Manchester United were better than Chelsea in the 2-2 draw at the Stamford Bridge.
Antonio Rudiger drew the first blood as he headed home to provide a breakthrough for the Blues. But Anthony Martial found the net twice as United were on their way to inflict a first defeat on Chelsea.
But a very late goal from substitute Ross Barkley rescued a point for Sarri’s side. Chelsea started the match on a brighter note and dominated the proceedings in the first half. But after the interval, United pressed more severely and they got very close to secure their second consecutive win.
Sarri said, “Now I have to study the match. My feeling is we have done a very good first half but not really very good in the second half. We have not played our football in the second half, and I think in a physical match United was better than us.
“The match after the international break is always very difficult, because the players go to play in another team, go to play another football, another target. It’s not easy.
“I think at the end of the match it was very good, a fantastic match. In the first half we have done very well, but in the second half we have played their match, the physical match. It’s not for us.”
