Manchester United’s identity is built around fantasy of this nature. They need players with the courage to produce special moments on the biggest stages and Marcus Rashford certainly delivered on that front during this absorbing battle, settling a tight game when he blasted home an astonishing free-kick with 17 minutes.
Rashford had already scored from the spot and the striker had more belief than any of his teammates when Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s players were on the ropes. The momentum had been with
Chelsea but Frank Lampard’s side would be stunned in the end. Their seven-game winning run was over and United, unbeaten in four games, were through to the last eight of the Carabao Cup.