LONDON: Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata condemned Jose Mourinho to some other destructive defeat against his former membership as the champions clinched a a very powerful 1-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday.
Morata rewarded an enterprising show from Antonio Conte's side when the Spain striker headed house early in the second one part at Stamford Bridge.
After losing twice at Chelsea in his first season as United boss, Mourinho, who received three English titles in two spells with the Blues, is rising conversant in leaving west London empty-handed.
This was an especially painful setback for Mourinho as a second defeat in their final three Premier League video games leaves second-placed United lagging eight points behind leaders Manchester City.
United haven't received at Chelsea since October 2012, a barren run that now stretches to eight suits.
While Mourinho licks his wounds, Chelsea manager Conte can take heart from a colourful efficiency that keeps his fourth-placed crew nine points behind City.
Amid communicate Conte was at risk of losing the fortify of his players over his intense coaching regime, Chelsea's third successive league win was well timed for the Italian within the week when not easy Blues owner Roman Abramovich made one in every of his ominous visits to the educational floor.
Having reportedly torn into his players during a long inquest into Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Roma, Conte wielded the awl as David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger have been dropped.
Just as considerably, France midfielder N'Golo Kante returned to offer his steadying influence after lacking six video games with a hamstring injury.
In need of a quick start to set the tone, Chelsea thought they might taken the lead when Marcos Alonso's pass was become his own web by means of United defender Phil Jones, only for referee Anthony Taylor to disallow the goal for a push by means of Morata.
United must had been ahead themselves moments later when Ashley Young's pass exposed early fault lines in Conte's revamped defence, but the unmarked Marcus Rashford headed over from shut vary.
Tiemoue Bakayoko was equally profligate at the different finish, the Chelsea midfielder firing broad from Davide Zappacosta's pass.
Without a goal in his final six appearances, United striker Romelu Lukaku was on the lookout for the blistering shape that adopted his pre-season transfer from Everton.
But the Belgian was in large part anonymous and even when he became on the fringe of the Chelsea area for a low shot, Thibaut Courtois was in a position to push it away.
Eden Hazard led the Chelsea response with a stinging 25-yard strike, forcing David De Gea into an agile stop.
Mourinho has been criticised for adopting a wary gameplan in large suits lately and, while he gave the impression more prepared to let United pass ahead this time, he will have to had been livid with the way in which Chelsea have been cutting open his defence.
Andreas Christensen must have punished more slack United marking when he headed over from a Fabregas nook, ahead of Conte finished the part raging at the officers after Antonio Valencia barged over Hazard.
Hazard came in for more rough remedy after the period, with Jones and Ander Herrara each booked for fouling the Chelsea playmaker.
Hazard can have exacted immediate revenge when he found himself with just De Gea to beat from shut vary, but the Belgian's hurried shot was easy for the United keeper.
Hazard did not wish to rue that pass over as Chelsea's drive was rewarded within the 55th minute.
United had only themselves guilty as Cesar Azpilicueta was allowed to advance unchecked down the fitting ahead of whipping his pass against Morata.
Left untouched by means of the flat-footed Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly, Morata had time and area to bury his header previous De Gea for his first goal in seven video games.
Mourinho sent on Anthony Martial and Marouane Fellaini, yet there was little risk from United till Fellaini squandered their final likelihood, capturing immediately at Courtois within the remaining minutes.
Morata rewarded an enterprising show from Antonio Conte's side when the Spain striker headed house early in the second one part at Stamford Bridge.
After losing twice at Chelsea in his first season as United boss, Mourinho, who received three English titles in two spells with the Blues, is rising conversant in leaving west London empty-handed.
This was an especially painful setback for Mourinho as a second defeat in their final three Premier League video games leaves second-placed United lagging eight points behind leaders Manchester City.
United haven't received at Chelsea since October 2012, a barren run that now stretches to eight suits.
While Mourinho licks his wounds, Chelsea manager Conte can take heart from a colourful efficiency that keeps his fourth-placed crew nine points behind City.
Amid communicate Conte was at risk of losing the fortify of his players over his intense coaching regime, Chelsea's third successive league win was well timed for the Italian within the week when not easy Blues owner Roman Abramovich made one in every of his ominous visits to the educational floor.
Having reportedly torn into his players during a long inquest into Tuesday's 3-0 defeat at Roma, Conte wielded the awl as David Luiz and Antonio Rudiger have been dropped.
Just as considerably, France midfielder N'Golo Kante returned to offer his steadying influence after lacking six video games with a hamstring injury.
In need of a quick start to set the tone, Chelsea thought they might taken the lead when Marcos Alonso's pass was become his own web by means of United defender Phil Jones, only for referee Anthony Taylor to disallow the goal for a push by means of Morata.
United must had been ahead themselves moments later when Ashley Young's pass exposed early fault lines in Conte's revamped defence, but the unmarked Marcus Rashford headed over from shut vary.
Tiemoue Bakayoko was equally profligate at the different finish, the Chelsea midfielder firing broad from Davide Zappacosta's pass.
Without a goal in his final six appearances, United striker Romelu Lukaku was on the lookout for the blistering shape that adopted his pre-season transfer from Everton.
But the Belgian was in large part anonymous and even when he became on the fringe of the Chelsea area for a low shot, Thibaut Courtois was in a position to push it away.
Eden Hazard led the Chelsea response with a stinging 25-yard strike, forcing David De Gea into an agile stop.
Mourinho has been criticised for adopting a wary gameplan in large suits lately and, while he gave the impression more prepared to let United pass ahead this time, he will have to had been livid with the way in which Chelsea have been cutting open his defence.
Andreas Christensen must have punished more slack United marking when he headed over from a Fabregas nook, ahead of Conte finished the part raging at the officers after Antonio Valencia barged over Hazard.
Hazard came in for more rough remedy after the period, with Jones and Ander Herrara each booked for fouling the Chelsea playmaker.
Hazard can have exacted immediate revenge when he found himself with just De Gea to beat from shut vary, but the Belgian's hurried shot was easy for the United keeper.
Hazard did not wish to rue that pass over as Chelsea's drive was rewarded within the 55th minute.
United had only themselves guilty as Cesar Azpilicueta was allowed to advance unchecked down the fitting ahead of whipping his pass against Morata.
Left untouched by means of the flat-footed Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly, Morata had time and area to bury his header previous De Gea for his first goal in seven video games.
Mourinho sent on Anthony Martial and Marouane Fellaini, yet there was little risk from United till Fellaini squandered their final likelihood, capturing immediately at Courtois within the remaining minutes.
Morata strikes as Chelsea derail United title bid
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