Chelsea 1 Man Utd 0

No player has scored more headed goals in the big five European leagues since the start of last season than Alvaro Morata

Alvaro Morata scored his first goal since September as Chelsea deservedly beat Manchester United to move a point behind the Red Devils in the Premier League.

Morata headed in his eighth goal for the club 10 minutes after the break as the Blues recorded a third consecutive league win.

David de Gea kept out further efforts from Morata and Eden Hazard as Chelsea looked to add to their lead.

United forward Marcus Rashford flashed an effort wide in the closing stages before substitute Marouane Fellaini's close-range strike was saved by Thibaut Courtois.

Chelsea remain fourth while second-placed United trail leaders Manchester City, who beat Arsenal 3-1 earlier, by eight points.

Conte revels in crucial win

Jose Mourinho's teams have scored just one goal in their past 10 away Premier League games against fellow 'big six' sides (D5 L5), with that strike coming at White Hart Lane in May

The antipathy between Chelsea boss Antonio Conte and United counterpart Jose Mourinho has been barely disguised, and the pair exchanged the most cursory of handshakes before kick-off.

And a measure of just how much this win meant to Conte in both a footballing and personal context could be seen in just how fired up he was throughout.

The Italian was lectured by referee Anthony Taylor for his touchline antics, was seen brandishing an imaginary yellow card, and was almost bursting out of his coat in celebration at the final whistle.

He punched the air to all four sides of Stamford Bridge, then pumped his fist against his chest as he finally made his way off.

Conte's position at Chelsea has been the subject of much conjecture for most of this season, and he was clearly hurt by the manner of his side's Champions League defeat by Roma in midweek, but he got an instant response against United and his old adversary Mourinho.

Chelsea's win will hardly have leaders Manchester City breaking into a cold sweat, but this was a victory Conte desperately needed - and how he revelled in it when the final whistle blew.

What next?

Chelsea's first game after the international break is at struggling West Brom on Saturday, 18 November (15:00 GMT) while Manchester United host Newcastle on the same day (17:30).

Source:http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41792809