Man United secures Champions League return with rout of Chelsea

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United secured a return to the Champions League with a 4-1 win over Chelsea on Thursday.

Goals from Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford ensured a victory which means a Premier League top-four end is now sure in Erik ten Hag’s first 12 months on the membership.

United moved as much as third and two factors above Newcastle going into the ultimate recreation of the season.

United wanted a degree from its closing two video games to safe qualification to the Champions League and went forward within the sixth minute when Casemiro headed in Christian Eriksen’s free kick.

Mykhaylo Mudryk ought to have put Chelsea forward earlier than that, however the $108-million signing utterly misfired with solely goalkeeper David de Gea to beat.

Martial doubled United’s lead in first-half stoppage time to place the house group in management going into the break.

Fernandes added a 3rd from the penalty spot within the 73rd after being introduced down by Wesley Fofana.

It acquired worse for Fofana and Chelsea when the defender’s misplaced go was seized on and substitute Rashford added a fourth 5 minutes later.

Another substitute Alejandro Garnacho hit the bar late on as United went looking for one other.

Chelsea substitute Joao Felix scored a comfort within the 89th, nevertheless it was one other depressing night time for the Londoners, who’ve now misplaced eight of their 10 video games beneath interim supervisor Frank Lampard.

One concern for United was a first-half harm to Antony, who appeared in misery as he left the sphere on a stretcher.