The Red Devils continued their prominent form with an energetic performance signified by Jesse Lingard’s beautiful opener, but were held back in stoppage time by Diego Costa.
A visibly annoyed Louis van Gaal expressed his disappointment at Manchester United’s failure to see out victory against Chelsea after they conceded a late equaliser at Stamford Bridge to earn them 1-1.
The result sees United fall 12 points behind leaders Leicester City after the weekend’s action, and Van Gaal believes his side undid all their hard work in the match on Sunday.
“I think we played a superb game, until the last quarter, and then we didn’t keep the ball, or we don’t play the way that I think that we have to do,” he said.
“It’s unbelievable we don’t reward ourselves. It’s deeply frustrating, because we were the better team. But we didn’t win again. We didn’t win. We had the better chances, but we didn’t win.”
He continued: “Chelsea pushed with long balls and more aggression, but nevertheless you have to keep the ball and you have to be composed, when you defend also you have to be composed, not kicking the ball away without any meaning.
“There were a lot of times I think where we could control the ball and play the ball. And also, we could have scored after the first goal I think.
“But you don’t reward yourself when you play such a game against a fantastic team like Chelsea. You have to reward yourself.” he concluded
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