The Manchester United popularly known as Red Devil thrashed its arc rival, Chelsea FC by 2-1 in the Premier League as a substitute Jesse Lingard gave them victory.
Manchester United is now second on the Premier League table while Chelsea moved back into number five.
The Red Devils had to come from behind after Willian started and finished a flowing move to give the visitors the lead in the first half.
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United pulled level before the break, with striker Romelu Lukaku getting in front of Marcos Alonso to score against his former club for the first time, BBC reports.
Lukaku then set up Lingard to head home with 15 minutes left, after which Chelsea’s Alvaro Morata had a goal incorrectly disallowed for offside.
Defeat leaves the Blues in fifth place after Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 1-0 earlier on Sunday.
A run of just one win in their past four league matches, coupled with Spurs’ 10-game unbeaten streak, means they are out of the Champions League places with 10 games remaining.
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Chelsea went close to taking the lead at Old Trafford after just four minutes, when Morata ran on to Alonso’s brilliant volleyed cross, but his shot hit the bar.
Lukaku, facing the club he played for between 2011 and 2014, also had a flying volley superbly saved by Thibaut Courtois.
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