LONDON: An injury time goal from substitute Ross Barkley earned Chelsea a last-gasp 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United on Saturday in a match that ended with United boss Jose Mourinho involved in scuffles.
A member of Chelsea’s coaching staff celebrated wildly in front of the United bench and clearly angered Mourinho, who leapt to his feet and was soon in the middle of a melee that included security staff and, before long, players from both sides.
Two goals from Anthony Martial appeared to have earned Mourinho’s side a comeback win after they went 1-0 down in the first half of the Premier League match.
United, who entered the contest having never won or even scored a goal under Mourinho at his former club, went behind in the 20th minute when German defender Toni Rudiger strode away from marker Paul Pogba and rose to head home a Willian corner.
Chelsea had most of the possession and looked in control until Martial thumped in the equaliser in the 55th minute against the run of play after Chelsea keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had kept out a close-range Juan Mata shot.
The goal galvanised the visitors and Martial made it two in the 73rd minute after a fine breakaway move between former Chelsea midfielder Mata and Marcus Rashford.
At the other end David De Gea was forced into fine diving saves from David Luiz and N’Golo Kante but was powerless as Barkley hammered home after Luiz’s header hit the post in the sixth minute of injury time.
Mourinho, who won three titles with Chelsea, has been touted as the next Premier League managerial sacking after his side’s indifferent start to the season.
Chelsea are now unbeaten throughout their first nine matches of a Premier League season for the third time. They also managed the feat in their title-winning campaigns of 2005-06 and 2014-15.
United, meanwhile, missed the chance to secure their first victory at Stamford Bridge in all competitions since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of the 2012-13 season. They have two draws and five losses in seven matches at the London venue since then.