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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 25168711" data-attributes="member: 158020"><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/love.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":love:" title="Love    :love:" data-shortname=":love:" />Chelsea 0-2 Manchester United: Martial and Maguire boost Champions League hopes<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/02/17/21/24854160-0-image-a-67_1581973683245.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Manchester United closed ground on the Champions League places as  Anthony Martial and Harry Maguire struck to claim a vital 2-0 win over  Chelsea, who were twice denied by VAR.Despite  heading into Monday's  meeting at Stamford Bride having taken just  four points in 2020, Ole  Gunnar Solskjaer's side moved to within a win  of their opponents as  they completed a Premier League double over  Chelsea for the first time.Martial continued his excellent form  against Chelsea to get United off  the mark, with the Blues denied an  equaliser through Kurt Zouma by the  video review system.United made their luck count in the 66th minute with captain Maguire –   who was perhaps fortunate to be on the pitch after an earlier clash with   Michy Batshuayi – heading in Bruno Fernandes' corner and United held   firm to secure valuable points after Olivier Giroud also saw a goal   disallowed.Chelsea were inches away from taking a sixth-minute lead when Reece   James lashed wide, but Frank Lampard's side were dealt a blow when   N'Golo Kante was forced off through injury in the 12th minute.Maguire  was lucky to go unpunished for kicking out at Batshuayi, who   subsequently squandered a brilliant chance after terrific work from   Mason Mount.Yet for all Chelsea's threat, it was United who had the lead  when Martial headed in Aaron Wan-Bissaka's excellent cross.Chelsea  thought they had equalised when Kurt Zouma tucked home from a  corner,  only for VAR to disallow the goal for Cesar Azpilicueta's push  on  Brandon Williams.And, after Fernandes had struck the woodwork  with a  superb free-kick, Chelsea's frustrations were compounded as  Maguire  headed beyond Willy Caballero.Giroud's header seemed to  have set up a grandstand finish, but VAR  again came to United's rescue.  Mount then hit the post as the Blues'  efforts proved fruitless, with  Caballero preventing substitute Odion  Ighalo netting a debut goal in  stoppage time.</blockquote>

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