Manchester United shared the points in a stale 1-1 draw in the Premier League with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, United’s interim boss until Ruben Amorim arrives as the club’s head coach on November 11, was unable to help his side replicate their free-scoring performance from Wednesday’s 5-2 Carabao Cup win over a weakened Leicester side.

Chelsea, now without a victory at Old Trafford in the Premier League on their last 12 visits, were the better side for most of the game but allowed United to get in front as Bruno Fernandes scored from a penalty after Robert Sanchez brought down Rasmus Hojlund in the box.

Stunned into action, Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo, the best player on the pitch in a game sorely lacking quality, clapped back four minutes later with a sweetly struck volley that beat Andre Onana through a sea of bodies.

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In the other game on Sunday, Dominic Solanke scored twice as Tottenham blitzed Aston Villa in the second half, winning 4-1 to move just two points behind their rivals for a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Shortly after the break, Brennan Johnson cancelled out Morgan Rogers’ first-half opener for Villa, before a cascade of home goals late in the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Solanke produced a delicate dinked finish to put Spurs ahead in the 75th minute and scored another from close range before James Maddison added gloss with a sumptuous free-kick deep into stoppage time.

The result lifted Ange Postecoglou’s men to seventh in the table on 16 points – two behind Villa, who missed the chance to climb into third spot.

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