A quick recap from a neutral point of view:
In the first 15 minutes, the main difference between Chelsea and United was confidence. Lampard had his team out there playing like they are all Messi clones, while Solskjaer did the exact opposite. There was zero confidence in their play, and the 25% possession while being pinned back in your own half mirrored that perfectly.
Luck smiled on United though, because if Chelsea had scored instead of hitting the bar your players wouldn't have woken up. A few moments later came Rashford's goal, who was nothing short of superb in this game, which seemed to immediately remind everyone that they are playing for Manchester United not some pub level team.
With the new found confidence the game balanced itself, and in the next 10 to 15 minutes it was United who pressured Chelsea into losing the ball time and time again. Its a shame though some of your players, especially the midfield ones bar Pogba, have the first touch of death when it comes to capitalising on oppositions mistakes, which came from that excellent pressing game.
What followed after that was Chelsea going for broke, which wouldn't be that naive on Lampard's part if he actually had reliable defenders, and not the jellyfish brain likes of Zouma & Christensen.
Chelsea still had the lion's share of the ball, and could have at least equalised until Martial & Rashford decided to go for some sea food, and end the game early in the second. What was impressive at this point, besides the scoreline was Solskjaer's ability to transform Pogba into a sort of Pirlo on steroids.
Kante came on a little too late, but with his injury it's understandable, but the minute he came on Chelsea managed to look miles more stable in the midfield and defence.
Daniel James goal was more luck than skill, but how great was for him to score in a game like this. In closing Solskjaer's needs to work on two things:
- Player confidence.
- Short passing game, which is mostly non existent.
It's still early in the season, and there's still lots of time and lots of room for improvement. But there needs to be improvement on does fronts, for United to have any chance of snatching a top 4 place.