Manchester United were beaten unbeaten away at Arsenal and narrowed their advantage over second-placed Chelsea to five points.

Alex Ferguson is a very pragmatic man, and for him it is not a big deal to end his unbeaten streak, but the defeat to Arsenal has seriously affected his battle plan.

Ferguson is going to do so, he wants to win the desperate Gunners away and then play Chelsea on the bench, but now the difference is only five points, with three games left in the league, once the direct conversation with Chelsea is lost, with two games remaining, the league title is not so safe.

At this time, it is a bit difficult for Ferguson to choose whether to fight Chelsea to the bottom to ensure the league title, or to play Chelsea as a substitute and keep his energy to play Chelsea in the Champions League.

If it was a steady Arsene Wenger, it is estimated that he would be the main team to fight Chelsea to ensure the league title, but Ferguson is an adventurous person, even at the age of 70, his adventurous spirit has not disappeared at all.

Before the game, Ferguson vowed to the media and fans that he would beat Chelsea to the death and win the league title in the round of 36.

However, at the beginning of the game, the Chelsea people suddenly found that Ferguson, who was playing at home, had sent a pure substitute lineup, Gao Xiaodong, Rooney, Nani, Scholes, Ferdinand, Vidic, and Fletcher were all hidden, and replaced by substitutes such as Berbatov, Hernandez, Park Ji-sung, Anderson, Carrick, Smalling and Evans.

Manchester United fans in the stands are a little unhappy, Old Trafford stadium is full today, fans want to see Manchester United step on the old rival Chelsea to win the championship, but I didn't expect Ferguson to line up a pure substitute lineup, they all have a feeling of being deceived.

The Chelsea people, who played most of the main game, also felt cheated, and the fool also understood that the Manchester United were trying to use the substitutes to drain their energy for the Champions League semi-final in midweek, but the Chelsea people were also a little happy, because if they can win this game, they are only two points away from Manchester United, as long as Manchester United draw the next two games, they have a chance to win the title.

The Chelsea people saw that Manchester United's pure substitute lineup was a little careless, thinking that it would be easy to win, but the United substitutes at Old Trafford were not easy to mess with, just 36 seconds into the opening game, Park Ji-sung passed through, David Luiz intercepted and missed, Hernandez successfully countered offside Hernandez shot from the edge of the penalty area, the ball hit Cech and deflected into the bottom left corner, Manchester United magically took the lead at home.

The Manchester United fans in the stands applauded thunderously, they were surprised and delighted, they didn't expect that Manchester United's substitute attack power was so strong, with this goal, if you defend the counterattack, you may not lose to Chelsea.

Carlo Ancelotti was quiet, looking like he was in a state of flux, and as an experienced manager, he felt it was better to concede a goal in the opening game than at the end, and he didn't believe United's bench could hold Chelsea for 90 minutes.

After Hernandez's goal, Chelsea began to fight back violently, with the two wingers of Kalou and Malouda desperately attacking on the flanks of Manchester United, and then crossed the ball to Drogba, who could go directly to the goal or ferry.

Didier Drogba didn't have much advantage against Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, but was easy against Evans and Smalling, using his physicality and experience to threaten and make the United stands tremble.

However, United's players are not flustered as their task today is not to win, but to drain the energy of the Chelsea players and lay the groundwork for a Champions League clash between United and Chelsea in midweek.

United's substitutes defended with all their might, waiting for an opportunity to play Chelsea's counter-attack, and never let Chelsea score easily.

Manchester United's lineup on the field, don't look at it as a substitute, but the forward line is not bad, the midfield also has merits, the worst is actually the defenders, especially the central defenders, Smarin and Evans' defensive ability and experience are very average, they alone can't fight against Drogba, Ferguson didn't expect them to be able to block Drogba at all, Manchester United's defense mainly relies on the help of the midfield.

Chelsea finally pulled one back in the 39th minute when Ramires' cross from the right was headed wide by Branislav Ivanovic and Frank Lampard stabbed home from four yards in the six-yard box for his 13th goal of the season.

The 1-1 scoreline did not satisfy Chelsea, who would have to beat Manchester United away from home if they were to improve their title hopes. ”

After Frank Lampard's equaliser, Chelsea's morale was boosted and their attack intensified, and they were hoping to strike while the iron was hot. Defeat Manchester United in one fell swoop.

However, United's substitutes were already mentally prepared and they kept their rhythm and played Chelsea to the end.

The first half ended quickly with Manchester United drawing 1-1 at home to Chelsea.

Manchester United's substitutes were delighted and pleasantly surprised, but the Chelsea players were disappointed and annoyed, and it was a bit embarrassing for them to be unable to beat the substitutions for most of their main players.

After the break, there were no substitutions for either side and the game continued.

As the second half began, United suddenly launched another onslaught in an attempt to replicate the first-half goal.

However, Chelsea learned smartly this time and focused from the start of the game and did not give United another chance to sneak attack.

United were unable to sneak up and immediately shrank back into defence in an attempt to hold on to a five-point lead at a Chelsea draw.

For Manchester United, if they can still have a five-point advantage at the end of the game, the title is essentially sealed, and there is no way that they will not be able to take two points against Blackburn Rovers and Brape in the final two rounds.

And this score is absolutely unacceptable to Chelsea, in order to maintain the hope of winning the league title, Ancelotti sent seven main players to play, if they can't win, and the Champions League in midweek is affected, it is really a chicken and egg to fight two heads.

After 60 minutes, Chelsea launched a strong attack on three lines.

After all, Manchester United's substitutes have been absent for a long time, and they are somewhat lacking in coordination and ability, and finally made mistakes under Chelsea's pressure.

Chelsea finally took the lead in the 70th minute when Frank Lampard headed in a corner, Dimitar Berbatov and Smalling rose to the top, and Branislav Ivanovic headed home before Evans to make it 2-1.

After the goal, Chelsea players and fans celebrated wildly, and Carlo Ancelotti rushed to the sidelines to celebrate.

With that score in place until the end of the game, Chelsea and Manchester United are only two points apart, and with two league games to go, anything can happen.

Ferguson stood on the sidelines, his face calm, the situation in front of him was what he expected, although the difference was within one game, he was not nervous, the initiative was still in the hands of Manchester United, the fate was still in the hands of Manchester United themselves, Ferguson believed they could win the last two rounds of the league, making Chelsea's victory today meaningless.

However, in order to continue to drain the physical strength of Chelsea players, Ferguson replaced defender Park Ji-sung and replaced Valencia to attack Chelsea.

After the lead, Chelsea were in no hurry to attack, and they shrank back to play Manchester United's counter-attack.

Relying on defensive counter-attacks, substitute-based Manchester United can still play with Chelsea, once the attack is large, Manchester United's flaws are all exposed, and in the 80th minute, Chelsea played a beautiful counterattack, and Malouda scored the winning goal.

The Reds then continued to attack but were never able to change the scoreline, and in the end the Reds lost 3-1 at home to Chelsea, narrowing the advantage to two points with two games remaining, and if they lose one of their last two league games and Chelsea win both, they will lose the league title.