Chelsea 2 Manchester United 1

Chelsea 2 Manchester United 1

Was Ashley packing or did Rooney wear boxing gloves for this Tuesday evening heavyweight Premier League affair?

Chelsea showed the Premier League that they are still very much a force with a superb second half display, coming back after trailing 1 nil to Manchester United at half time to win 2-1 at the Bridge.

It was England striker Wayne Rooney that got the visitors off to a great start after 29 minutes, as Ferguson lined up his side with his ultra effective counter attacking style. Rooney thumped a great shot in, almost Shearer-esque. The pace and urgency made this evening kick off match more like a cup tie, with both sides putting in good chances. Torres still looking sharp, Vidic kept his focus and minimised any major problems quite well with what is normally a fascinating head to head in the world of big time footballers.

In the second half, it was the home team that hunted for the openings playing an attacking 4-4-2 formation - and they came. Essien and Lampard kept working hard in the engine room and Torres managed to get the ball to stick upfront for supporting runners.

Chelsea kept on pushing with the addition of Didier Drogba who demonstrated his usual freakish physical strength and presence. David Luiz (54 mins) equalised with a technically perfect volley and shortly after it was a well struck Frank Lampard penalty (78 mins) that got the winner.

Chelsea kept on the front foot and could have made it 3 but Chelsea got the 2-1 win to reduce the gap to 12 points between themselves and Manchester United.