"The red card changed the game after three minutes. After the red card for them, 10 v 10, it changed the game for us. We needed to start in a better way. "It's a red card. [We should have had] a penalty for Joao." After the red card, Estevao Willian, Pedro Neto and Cole Palmer were all sacrificed so Chelsea could change formations to match United."
""They attack with five players so the idea was to defend with five players. You can defend with four at 11 v 11. The game probably changed after they conceded the red card also with Casemiro. We were much better. "Cole this morning did a test to play this game. He was not 100%. It was a fantastic effort for the club, for his team-mates, for the team. Unfortunately he was not 100%.""
Chelsea lost 2-1 to Manchester United after Robert Sanchez was sent off early, allowing United to take control and build a two-goal lead. Casemiro was later dismissed, levelling player numbers, and Trevoh Chalobah scored late but failed to rescue a point. Maresca criticised his players for starting too slowly and said the early red card changed the game's dynamic. He defended the substitutions that sacrificed Willian, Neto and Cole Palmer to shift formation and match United's attacking five. Maresca confirmed Palmer was not fully fit despite testing to play and insisted Chelsea must start games better.
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