The average age of Chelsea's starting 11 was 23 years United's was 25....think you meant inexperienced. Besides Chelsea's under 21 squad had a NextGen (Youth CL) last night so they really couldn't rest some of their players like Cahil & Luiz. When Arsenal lost 8-2 against Man Utd no one gave a rats a** about their inexperienced backline & midfielders due to injuries, thing is no one remembers the line-ups just the result. Anyway it was a good game but still mainatain that Chelsea need another Striker, Sturridge and Moses hawatoshi mboga, Marin should also have been selected ahead of Mata.

Word.

C & P
Value of Man Utd XI that finished the game 31.5 Million Pounds.Value of Eden Hazard 32 Milion Pounds!

Sir Alex Ferguson - "When we were 3-2 up at added time Nani could have kept the ball and taken it to the corner post and we'd have run the clock down...instead he decided to try some trickery, was dispossessed and the resulting break by Chelsea led to the penalty."

That is the reason I really hate Nani...so brilliant as evidenced by the dink over Cech for the 3rd goal yet so unnecessarily individualistic - he can leave in January for all I care. As for Wooton,he'll probably not see first team football in a loooong time with Smalling then Jones expected to return but I won't give him a hard time coz I used to hate Johnny Evans that way a few seasons ago.

While I'm not happy with the result (another 3-2 scoreline seemed so sweeet till the last kick of the ball), I'm very pleased with the performance of United. THAT is the United I know! In that form (and that was not even the real team A), gooners better be wary without Gibbs and Sagna at the back, hehe. See y'all on Saturday. Chelsea keep on playing for the saucer cup, that will keep you sufficiently distracted

@smano, I think it's too harsh to criticize Nani.