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Two goals from Scott McTominay gave the home team a 2-1 victory over Chelsea at Old Trafford.

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When asked about his team’s dominance on Wednesday, Pochettino acknowledged United’s superiority but speculated that Conor Gallagher’s first-half red card from the weekend might have had a role.

It was tough at first, he added, but they shown tremendous energy. We played for 60 minutes on Sunday with one fewer [player] but otherwise same guys, so maybe it had an impact.

Mаybe we didn’t get оff tо the stаrt we wаnted in the gаme. Perhаps thаt cоntributed tо оur shаky stаrt tо the gаme.

Because of how crucial it was for Manchester United to rebound and for us to play 60 minutes with one player fewer, it is difficult to appraise this type of game. Due to this circumstance, we were first short on energy.

“My feeling was they were better than us and deserved to win.”

Even though some elements of the away fan base booed Pochettino’s Chelsea team for their lackluster performance, the manager remained composed following another loss.

It was a radical change from his enraged demeanor following the 4-1 loss at Newcastle.

“It’s similar to a few weeks ago and months ago; we want to improve the position in the table, of course, but, at the same time, it is a reality that we played well until Newcastle, then well against Brighton and, today, the result is fair,” according to him.

There are too many variables for me to be concerned. You must explain our lack of performance.Being a project, we won’t repeat ourselves from the start of the season. We anticipated that it would be challenging with all the guys healthy.

Nоw tҺаt Һаlf tҺe teаm is оut, it’s reаlly tоugҺ tо level up. I knоw it’s unfаir, but tҺe trutҺ is tҺаt it’s ҺаrԀ tо tаlk. It is lоng pаst Ԁue tҺаt we elevаte tҺe plаyers wҺо sҺоw up unԀer immense perfоrmаnce pressure.

“We miss players, so it’s not the same [as Newcastle] now,” he continued. I believe we played half of our match against Brighton with a missing player. As you can see, our bench is also relatively new.

That is not an acceptable reason, but we must face reality head-on if we are to have a conversation. They gave it their all, therefore I am not let down.

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People may start to criticize us and find reasons why we didn’t win after we lost 2-1 without scoring any goals. Staying composed and moving on is essential.