Chelsea’s win over Manchester United

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Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, extending United’s winless run in all competitions to seven matches. United, who were 16th in the Premier League, had opportunities in a strong first half, but goals by Matheus Cunha and Estêvão were ruled out for offside.

Morgan Rogers opened the scoring for Chelsea in the 50th minute. Lisandro Martínez then conceded a penalty and was sent off after receiving a second yellow card; Cole Palmer converted the penalty to make it 2-0. Chelsea moved temporarily into fourth place with 16 points from nine matches, while United remained on seven points.

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Manchester United's loss to Bournemouth and Carrick's position

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Manchester United lost 3-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League, extending their winless run to eight matches and leaving them 16th. Justin Kluivert provided an assist for Bournemouth. Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 in the other reported match.

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Manchester United's defeat to Como and pressure on Michael Carrick

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Manchester United lost 4-1 away to Como in the Champions League. Como coach Cesc Fàbregas said he had instructed his players to slow the game down, while United captain Bruno Fernandes publicly questioned Michael Carrick's tactics. Carrick apologized after the defeat. Carrick later delivered an emotional press-conference speech lasting more than five minutes, saying he wanted and could put the club back on track. Despite the pressure following the poor start to the season, Manchester United still backs him and he is expected to be on the bench for the next match against Chelsea.

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Liverpool’s win over Brighton

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Liverpool beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at home in the Premier League and moved up to fourth place on 15 points. Brighton remained third, while Manchester City and Arsenal lead the standings on 21 points. Florian Wirtz’s shot was deflected into the net by Pascal Gross for an own goal, and Alexander Isak added Liverpool’s second. It was Liverpool’s first home league win of the season.

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Matthijs de Ligt’s return to Manchester United

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Matthijs de Ligt returned to Manchester United’s squad after about 11 months out with a back injury. He travelled with the team to Madrid for the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid, having trained and played some minutes in a friendly against Lausanne. Manager Michael Carrick said De Ligt’s playing time would be built up gradually.