Man Utd’s top 4 hopes badly dented after 1-1 draw with Chelsea

English Premier League side Manchester United now need a miracle to finish in the top four this season after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford with rivals Chelsea FC in a game goalkeeper David De Gea will not forget in a hurry.

Manchester United scored the first goal of the game when Belgian striker Lomelu Lukaku dished a sublime pass to defender Luke Shaw who then found Juan Mata with a cross to score against his former side.

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However, Manchester United Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea made a howler later in the first half of the game when he spilled a hopeful shot fired from a distance by Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger which Marcos Alonso gleefully pounced on the loose to draw scores level at 1-1.

The draw now leaves Manchester United sixth on the EPL table, three points behind Chelsea in fourth – and with a far inferior goal difference – with just two games to go before the season ends.

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