Chelsea beat Man Utd 2-0 as Martinez is sent off, Palmer nets penalty

📰 Chelsea beat Manchester United 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on 31 October, leaving United nine games without a win in all competitions. 📌 Key points ⚽ Morgan Rogers chipped the keeper for the opener five minutes after the break. 🟨 Lisandro Martinez was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul in the box. 🎯 Cole Palmer scored the resulting penalty to make it 2-0. 🚩 Goals by Estevao and Matheus Cunha were ruled out for offside in the first half. 📉 United have not won since beating Ipswich at the end of August. 📝 What happened ⚽ Romeo Lavia won the ball and Rogers ran at the defence before lifting it over Senne Lammens. Chelsea had already seen two goals chalked off for offside before the break. 🟥 Martinez was booked and then, within minutes, fouled in the box for a second yellow. After a VAR check the referee, Peter Bankes, awarded a penalty and sent him off. 🎯 Palmer scored from the spot in the 64th minute. Lammens got a hand to it but could not keep it out. 🗣️ Asked after the game whether he expects to stay in the job, Michael Carrick answered "Yeah". He said things had "gone against us in a big way". 📊 By the numbers • Goals: Rogers (50'), Palmer (64', pen) • United red cards: one (Martinez) • United winless run: nine games in all competitions • United's last win: end of August v Ipswich 🔭 Why it matters Reports before kick-off said Carrick could be sacked, and the defeat adds to the pressure. No official club statement has been confirmed. United host Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday 3 November. Martinez will miss the home game against Aston Villa next weekend.