Manchester United has succeeded in holding the EPL leading champion to a 1-1 draw at the Old Trafford on Sunday, 26 October 2014 after a 90 minutes lead of the visiting team.
The match which became the game with most yellow card since the 2014/2015 Premier League with Chelsea bagging 7 yellow cards and one red card for Brainslav Ivanovic.
Diego Costa and Loic Remy were out for Chelsea due to a virus and a groin problem respectively, which makes Drogba to play as the attacking spearhead.
Manchester, having control of possession throughout the game were not able to produce a goal until the ninety third minute.
Chelsea’s boss, Jose Mourinho looked to be heading for a famous victory against his one-time mentor at Barcelona after Didier Drogba’s second-half strike had given Chelsea the lead.
Ivanovic earned his red card for bringing down Di Maria, who picked himself up to deliver an excellent free-kick.
Courtois saved well from Fellaini’s header initially, although he was helpless as Van Persie slammed home the rebound to send Van Gaal’s men into next weekend’s derby against City in high spirits.
Chelsea however maintains the top position with 23 points, having a four points ahead Southampton with 19 points as Manchester stood at eight position with 13 points.
