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Ryan Giggs has criticised Manchester United’s players for ‘swapping shirts and laughing’ with their Chelsea counterparts after Sunday’s 4-0 humiliation .
Jose Mourinho , the United manager, suffered his heaviest league defeat in English football on his first visit to Stamford Bridge since being dismissed by Chelsea last December.
Despite the chastening reverse, several members of his side chatted and joked with their opponents after their defeat was confirmed.
Giggs, United’s record appearance holder and the club’s assistant manager under Louis van Gaal last season, castigated the players for their post-match behaviour.
“You can get beat in a football match, but then when you’re getting beat and you’re swapping shirts – which is something I don’t like, call me old fashioned,” he said.
“If you get beat 4-0, you congratulate the opposition, you thank the supporters and then you get off the pitch.
Show all 22 1 /22Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Thibaut Courtois - 6 out of 10 Only had to make a handful of saves, but was safe between the sticks.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Cesar Azpilicueta - 7 out of 10 Defended very well, looked strong throughout and worked hard.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings David Luiz - 6 out of 10 Did all of the simple stuff well – did his job.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Gary Cahill - 7 out of 10 He deserved his goal to double the tally following an impressive performance.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Victor Moses - 8 out of 10 Tremendous performance from the Nigerian. Looked threatening going forward and defended incredibly well.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Nemanja Matic - 7 out of 10 Another great performance from Matic – his work rate was faultless and played some clever football.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings N’Golo Kante - 6 out of 10 His goal was a display of individual brilliance – fantastic finish.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Marcos Alonso - 6 out of 10 Did very well both on and off the ball and attacked with menace.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Pedro - 7 out of 10 His early goal set him up for a momentous performance in true Pedro fashion.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Diego Costa - 6 out of 10 Was desperate to get his name on the scoresheet, but aside from failing to do that – he done very well with his positioning and passing.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Eden Hazard - 8 out of 10 What a performance from the Belgian. He was pacey, skilful and made all the right decisions.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings David De Gea - 5 out of 10 He made an early mistake with the first goal by being caught in the wrong position and then the three following goals account to a disappointing day for the Spaniard.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Antonio Valencia - 7 out of 10 Defended well, put in some exceptional crosses and through balls.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Chris Smalling - 4 out of 10 A dismal display by Smalling’s standard, he was caught out of position regularly and made some bad decisions in possession.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Eric Bailly - 6 out of 10 Did his job at the back, but could have been stronger with his tackles.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Daley Blind -5 out of 10 Poor positioning for the first goal and was struggling to keep up with the pace of the Chelsea attack.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Ander Herrera – 6 out of 10 Tried to make the most out of a bad situation, but his efforts went unrewarded.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Marouane Fellaini - 5 out of 10 Was quiet in the middle of the park – could have done more and for a man his size and build, he was getting beaten in the air.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Marcus Rashford – 6 out of 10 Was careless with possession which is out of character for him, but he did show the occasional glimpse of skill with his pacey runs down the flank.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Paul Pogba – 5 out of 10 It was a dull performance for a man of such brilliance. He never seemed to settle and was struggling to maintain possession.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Jesse Lingard – 6 out of 10 Made a few good balls and tested Courtois on the occasion, but there was only so much he could do.
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Chelsea 4 Manchester United 0 player ratings Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 5 out of 10 Aside from an early header and a late volley, he had very little attacking impact on the game. Or any impact at all for that matter.
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“You don’t stand around on the pitch, swapping shirts and laughing, with the team that’s just beat you.”
United fell behind after just 30 seconds at Stamford Bridge, with Pedro capitalising on Chris Smalling and Daley Blind’s defensive mix-up to put the hosts ahead.
Gary Cahill added a second from a corner, before Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante’s second-half strikes rounded off an emphatic Chelsea win.
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