Moises Caicedo denies Ruud van Nistelrooy second win as Man Utd interim boss

Moises Caicedo cracker denied Ruud van Nistelrooy a second win as interim Manchester United manager as incoming head coach

Ruben Amorim watched Sunday’s hard-fought draw with Chelsea from afar.

A packed Old Trafford witness the pick of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures at the end of a whirlwind week that saw Erik ten Hag sack and the Sporting Lisbon boss named his successor.

Van Nistelrooy will stay in charge until Amorim joins a week on Monday and raced down the touchline in celebration after Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot, only for Caicedo’s volley to seal Chelsea a 1-1 draw.

No fixture has finished level more in Premier League ufabet https://ufabet999.app history than this and the result leaves United on 12 points their lowest tally after 10 fixtures since 1986-87 – and 13th in the standings.

Quite the task awaits Amorim but there were some positives to take from a game.

That saw Noni Madueke and Marcus Rashford hit the woodwork in a first half featuring penalty calls from both sides.

The hosts were awarded a spot-kick after the break and Fernandes coolly converted, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe celebrating in the directors’ box and Van Nistelrooy by the pitch.

But the interim boss was unable to follow up Wednesday’s 5-2 Carabao Cup win against Leicester with another victory as Caicedo’s fabulous volley secured Enzo Maresca’s men a share of the spoils.

There was a palpable sense of hope around Old Trafford, where Chelsea began sharply – little surprise given it was an entirely different side to the loss at Newcastle – and Cole Palmer saw an early shot blocked.

United made three alterations from their midweek tie and went close to conceding in 14th minute.