LONDON — Alvaro Morata ended a six-game goal drought with a second-half header Sunday, giving Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Manchester United in the Premier League on a miserable return to Stamford Bridge for Jose Mourinho. Morata was only signed by Chelsea in the off-season because Romelu Lukaku opted to sign for United rather than rejoining the Premier League champions from Everton. But while Lukaku has now gone a seventh game in all competitions without scoring, Morata’s goal famine is over. It lifted the sense of strife surrounding Antonio Conte that has grown as his Chelsea side has failed to win its last two Champions League games. Within two minutes of Hazard being again thwarted by De Gea, United was carved open as Morata scored.

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 18:31 UTC