Chelsea beat Man Utd 3-1 as Eto'o hits a hat-trick
Manchester United continue to struggle against top of the table teams this season as a hat-trcik from Samuel Eto’o extended Jose Mourinho’s unbeaten Premier League run at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea took control of the game against the run of play at Stamford Bridge after a shot from Eto'o deflected off Michael Carrick into the net in the 17th minute.
After Danny Welbeck squandered a chance to equalize, Eto'o was left unmarked to tap in Chelsea's second on the stroke of halftime.
After the break, Eto’o would complete his hat-trick thanks to the hard work of Cahill yet again. Off a corner Cahill slotted himself into a bit of space in the box, and the defender leaped above all else for the header. De Gea’s reaction save was on point, but Eto’o was waiting to pounce on the rebound and he did just that for the tap-in.
United, who saw Evra depart injured, threw on Hernandez alongside Welbeck and the Mexican pulled a goal back 12 minutes from time when he converted Jones' shot after Welbeck's pull-back.
But that was as good as it got for the Red Devils, who saw Vidic sent off and Rafael booked in stoppage time as Chelsea triumphed.
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It was United's seventh league loss, leaving them not only 14 points behind leader Arsenal but six points from the fourth Champions League spot.
For Jose Mourinho, it was his 100th Premier League win and it kept Chelsea within two points of the summit.
"Football is about scoring goals and we didn't score today and Chelsea did," Moyes told reporters after the match.
This was Mourinho's 100th victory in 142 matches, the fastest in the Premier League era.
"Of course it's nice, a record in the Premier League it's obviously one more fantastic achievement for my career," modest Mourinho said. "But the most important thing is to win the match."
"ManU is ManU," he added. "Mathematically it's possible, but I think it is hard. Maybe one team will collapse but for three teams to collapse is not possible. I think they will fight for fourth place."
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Chelsea took control of the game against the run of play at Stamford Bridge after a shot from Eto'o deflected off Michael Carrick into the net in the 17th minute.
After Danny Welbeck squandered a chance to equalize, Eto'o was left unmarked to tap in Chelsea's second on the stroke of halftime.
After the break, Eto’o would complete his hat-trick thanks to the hard work of Cahill yet again. Off a corner Cahill slotted himself into a bit of space in the box, and the defender leaped above all else for the header. De Gea’s reaction save was on point, but Eto’o was waiting to pounce on the rebound and he did just that for the tap-in.
United, who saw Evra depart injured, threw on Hernandez alongside Welbeck and the Mexican pulled a goal back 12 minutes from time when he converted Jones' shot after Welbeck's pull-back.
But that was as good as it got for the Red Devils, who saw Vidic sent off and Rafael booked in stoppage time as Chelsea triumphed.
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It was United's seventh league loss, leaving them not only 14 points behind leader Arsenal but six points from the fourth Champions League spot.
For Jose Mourinho, it was his 100th Premier League win and it kept Chelsea within two points of the summit.
"Football is about scoring goals and we didn't score today and Chelsea did," Moyes told reporters after the match.
This was Mourinho's 100th victory in 142 matches, the fastest in the Premier League era.
"Of course it's nice, a record in the Premier League it's obviously one more fantastic achievement for my career," modest Mourinho said. "But the most important thing is to win the match."
"ManU is ManU," he added. "Mathematically it's possible, but I think it is hard. Maybe one team will collapse but for three teams to collapse is not possible. I think they will fight for fourth place."
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