Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer score as Chelsea defeat Manchester United

Goals from Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer secured a home win for Chelsea against Manchester United, who had Lisandro Martinez sent off in the second half.

Morgan Rogers opened the scoring in the 50th minute, with Cole Palmer adding a penalty later in the half. Lisandro Martinez received a red card for a moment of recklessness, which proved costly for Manchester United.

Goalkeeper Mike Penders made several comfortable saves for Chelsea, earning a rating of 7. Young defender Josh Acheampong recovered well after a shaky start, contributing a crucial block, and received a 6. Wesley Fofana had a mixed performance, making a key block but also being at fault for conceding counter-attacks; he also won the penalty and hit the post, earning a 5. Levi Colwill and Marco Palestra both received 6 and 7 respectively, with Palestra making good recovery runs but being part of defensive disorganization.

In midfield, Moises Caicedo provided an influential presence, helping Chelsea compete physically, and was rated 6. Romeo Lavia was instrumental in helping Chelsea play through pressure and sparking counter-attacks, winning the ball for the opening goal, and was rated 7. Pedro Neto was Chelsea's most dangerous attacker but struggled with finishing, receiving a 6. Cole Palmer had a quiet game by his standards, scoring a penalty but also gifting United a chance, and was rated 6. Estevao Willian looked lively throughout, with two disallowed goals and high-quality set-pieces, earning an 8. Morgan Rogers, initially anonymous in the number nine position, scored a sublime dink and was rated 8.

For Manchester United, Senne Lammens made solid saves, rated 7. Leny Yoro's speed was essential but he sometimes ran out of position, earning a 7. Harry Maguire was authoritative but unable to prevent Rogers from scoring, rated 7. Lisandro Martinez was rated 3 after conceding a penalty and being sent off. Diogo Dalot played out of position at left-back and stuck to his task, rated 6.

Andrey Santos was close to scoring against his old club and made a crucial intervention, but had a difficult second half, rated 5. Carlos Baleba had his best game for United until an impetuous tackle proved costly, rated 5. Amad Diallo looked sharp, testing the goalkeeper and having efforts blocked, rated 7. Bruno Fernandes returned as captain, setting up a chance and linking play, but was not brilliant, rated 6. Matheus Cunha linked well but didn't threaten a goal, rated 6. Bryan Mbeumo caused problems but couldn't convert, rated 6.

Substitutions for Chelsea included Pep Chavarria (rated 6), Malo Gusto, Valentin Barco, Danny Welbeck, and Geovany Quenda. Manchester United brought on Kobbie Mainoo (rated 6), Ayden Heaven (rated 5), Mason Mount (rated 5), and Joshua Zirkzee (rated 5).