Manchester United accumulated 4.11 xG against Chelsea and at half-time they had 18 shots, 2.91 xG, and only conceded 0.40 xG.
This comes days after the embarrassing defeat at Newcastle.
This begs the question: how can Manchester United perform so differently in the space of a few days?
There is a variety of reasons for it.
Firstly, the pressing was better s…