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#4 Flop: Mateo Kovacic
Mateo Kovacic was far from impressive in Chelsea's defeat to Manchester United. Kovacic operated on the left-hand side of central midfield, forming a double pivot with Jorginho.
Kovacic was tasked with the job of evading United's press and forming a link between attack and defence, as Chelsea relied on his passing range and composure whilst in possession. Instead, the Croatian was dominated in midfield by the duo of Pogba and McTominay.
The former Real Madrid man did not play in-between the lines and often lacked ideas in the final third. This resulted in United not having much trouble whilst defending against their opponents.
Kovacic did not communicate well with the likes of Barkley and Jorginho. This left glaring gaps in midfield which were duly exploited by United's forward line. This was visible in the build-up to United's fourth goal, as Pogba ran at Chelsea's defence, assisting Daniel James.
In spite of possessing a pass accuracy of 91 per cent and completing the most dribbles (5) in the game, Kovacic lacked ideas and did not convert those numbers into meaningful chances. This enabled Chelsea to end up on the wrong side of a 4-0 drubbing.
