Romelu Lukaku (centre) rose to the occasion on Sunday as he scored one goal and assisted another against old club ChelseaLukaku drew United level at 1-1 just before the half-time interval, but that was not his only major contribution at Old TraffordIt was from an in-swinging Lukaku cross that substitute Jesse Lingard headed home United's winning goal in the second halfLingard and Lukaku celebrated with a special handshake while team-mate Ashley Young who patted the sub on his backChelsea had earlier taken a deserved lead through Willian who rifled into the net despite Antonio Valencia's attempt to tackle
MATCH FACTS AND LIVE PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
Pos
Team
P
W
D
L
GD
Pts
1
Manchester City
27
23
3
1
59
72
2
Manchester United
28
18
5
5
33
59
3
Liverpool
28
16
9
3
33
57
4
Tottenham Hotspur
28
16
7
5
29
55
5
Chelsea
28
16
5
7
25
53
6
Arsenal
27
13
6
8
15
45
7
Burnley
28
9
10
9
-3
37
8
Leicester City
28
9
9
10
-1
36
9
Everton
28
9
7
12
-15
34
10
Watford
28
9
6
13
-9
33
11
Bournemouth
28
8
8
12
-10
32
12
Brighton and Hove Albion
28
7
10
11
-11
31
13
West Ham United
28
7
9
12
-15
30
14
Huddersfield Town
28
8
6
14
-23
30
15
Newcastle United
28
7
8
13
-11
29
16
Southampton
28
5
12
11
-12
27
17
Crystal Palace
28
6
9
13
-18
27
18
Swansea City
28
7
6
15
-20
27
19
Stoke City
28
6
8
14
-26
26
20
West Bromwich Albion
28
3
11
14
-20
20
Chelsea's Willian started the move which he eventually finished for the game's first goalRomelu Lukaku held the ball up well before converting a neat Antony Martial assistAlvaro Morata came close to scoring an early goal but his flicked effort from a Marcos Alonso cross hit United's crossbarMorata was seen covering his mouth as he said something to former Chelsea frontman Lukaku, with Nemanja Matic close byThe first yellow card of the game was given to Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante for a foul on fellow Frenchman Paul PogbaWillian gave Chelsea a 32nd-minute lead a he hammered a powerful right-foot shot beyond David de Gea at his near postBrazilian Willian was pursued by team-mate Morata was he ran away in celebration after hitting his fourth goal this monthWillian, who has now hit 12 Chelsea goals in all competitions this term, stretched out his arms as Morata looked on in delightEden Hazard (left) had assisted Willian with a fine pass but the Belgian took a back seat as his team-mate pointed to the skyAt the other end of the pitch, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois celebrated the opening goal of the match with a fist pumpEngland rugby coach Eddie Jones (centre) watched from the stands, sat in between Paul Clement (left) and Sir Alex FergusonLukaku drew United level on 39 minutes as he managed to fire past Courtois despite being surrounded by Chelsea defendersFormer Chelsea striker Lukaku kept his celebrations fairly muted as he wheeled away after scoring against his old clubThe 24-year-old Belgium international — who joined United from Everton last summer — looked up and pointed to the skyLukaku was congratulated by multiple United team-mates who huddled around him on the Old Trafford pitchDefender Chris Smalling (right) and midfielder Scott McTominay were among the United players who congratulated LukakuKeeper Courtois looked dejected as he retrieved the ball from the back of Chelsea's net after being beaten by a fellow BelgianCourtois was almost beaten by Lukaku again in the second half but he pulled of a good save to keep out an acrobatic effortA frustrated Lukaku clapped his hands and grimaced as he sat on the turf after being denied a second goal of the afternoonLukaku was soon back up on his feet and his cross found the head of Lingard, who headed United 2-1 up 15 minutes from timeLingard stuck out his tongue as celebrated his seventh goal of the season in all competitions — his fifth in the Premier League
