Chelsea vs Manchester United - Jose Mourinho and Maurizio Sarri involved in fracas after Ross Barkley equaliser
Ross Barkley scored a late equaliser as Chelsea drew 2-2 with Manchester United - leading to a touchline altercation which saw Jose Mourinho dragged away from a flare-up in the mouth of the Stamford Bridge tunnel.
The former Blues boss has not won at his former ground since taking over at United and he was involved after the home bench erupted in celebrations at the late leveller.
The visitors had looked on course for a rare Premier League win in west London as an Anthony Martial brace cancelled out Antonio Rudiger's opener.
However, Barkley slammed in the last meaningful kick of the contest to secure a point, with all eyes then drawn to a spat between Mourinho and Chelsea's second assistant coach Marco Ianni.
Mourinho shook hands with Blues boss Maurizio Sarri at the final whistle but was jeered by the home supporters and responded by holding up three fingers to them at full-time, representing the trio of league titles he won as manager of the club.
Jose Mourinho holds up three fingers to the vocal Chelsea crowd. He looks absolutely furious...
A brilliant fightback again from his side, but Ross Barkley popped up deep into additional time to find a leveller for Chelsea and preserve their Premier League unbeaten record.
A scuffle on the touchline as Jose Mourinho has to be restrained after taking offence with a muttering or the action of one of the Chelsea support staff.
The players take their cue from their staff and have their own brief kerfuffle in the centre circle but the game can soon resume.
Paul Pogba charges forward through the middle and is so nearly found by Romelu Lukaku's diagonal, Antonio Rudiger just toeing away to prevent a game-sealing goal.
Chris Smalling beats Olivier Giroud to a cross field pass. Ross Barkley fouls Nemanja Matic trying to hold the ball up in midfield and Ashley Young will pump into the corner.
Chelsea are looking more and more frantic. They've scored more goals in the last 15 minutes than any other team in the Premier League this season but time is running out.
Marcos Alonso can't control a volley from a well-worked free kick.
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Premier League channel from 11:30am and Main Event channel from midday, while Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via the SkyGo app.
Ashley Young: He delivered the cross for Alexis Sanchez’s winning goal against Newcastle but it is in the other direction that the England international will have to demonstrate some improvement. With Eden Hazard his likely direct opponent, the 33-year-old will have his work cut out but he must offer more protection to the centre backs and David de Gea than he did against the Magpies.
Ashley Young will have his hands full against Chelsea (Getty)
Best stat…
18: Manchester United have lost 18 Premier League encounters against Chelsea, more than against any other side. In fact, the Red Devils have failed to win at Stamford Bridge in all competitions since October 2012.
Player to watch…
Jorginho: While Eden Hazard continues to drive Chelsea attacking play, it is the Italian who remains the fulcrum to Maurizio Sarri’s style of play. Ander Herrera has been utilised in recent years to track Belgian Hazard’s every movement, but Jorginho, who has made the most successful passes in the league this season, has the ability to dictate the tempo of the game and that will give Jose Mourinho further headaches in his attempts to stop Chelsea in their tracks.
Jorginho will be looking to dictate the tempo of Saturday’s clash (Getty)
Past three meetings…
Chelsea 1 (Hazard pen) Manchester United 0, FA Cup, May 2018
Manchester United 2 (Lukaku, Lingard) Chelsea 1 (Willian), Premier League, February 2018
Chelsea 1 (Morata) Manchester United 0, Premier League, November 2017
Form guide…
Chelsea: WDWDWW
Manchester United: WDLLDW
Odds…
Chelsea to win: 7/10
Manchester United to win: 4/1
Draw: 14/
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