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Louie Chandler

Chelsea players told what they can learn from Manchester United after what happened in midweek

Chelsea's players have been compared to Manchester United's following the talking point around Hakim Ziyech's goal celebration against Brighton on Tuesday night.

The Moroccan fired Chelsea into the lead at the Amex Stadium but did not celebrate the finish, instead looking somewhat irritated after a poor run of form from the Blues.

It was a moment that sparked plenty of conversation after full-time, with many concluding that it was a sign of problems within Thomas Tuchel's squad.

Alan Shearer was one of those to say as much, stating on Premier League Productions on the night: "Lack of celebration, lack of reaction. Heads down. I don’t need any more evidence there’s an issue in that dressing room.”

The following night, Manchester United travelled to Brentford in the Premier League and came away with an emphatic 3-1 win.

Marcus Rashford came off the bench to score the Red Devils' third of the night and looked similarly dour after finding the net.

However, Scott McTominay soon joined him and encouraged him and Bruno Fernandes to run over to the travelling United fans to celebrate, something the striker soon embraced.

Former Chelsea man Steve Sidwell was working as a pundit on the game for BT Sport and pointed to the difference in reactions to Rashford's teammates and Ziyech's - who all reacted in a similarly downbeat manner.

"On that last shot there, the celebration. There was a little bit of critical stuff last night with Ziyech not celebrating the goal," Sidwell said.

"You see there when all the goals went in tonight they all celebrated. McTominay, that last one, grabbed hold of Rashford, grabbed hold of Fernandes and dragged them over to the away fans just to get them going.

"It’ll be bouncing in that dressing room."

Considering Ralph Rangnick's side have been in even worse form than Chelsea of late, it is an interesting point from Sidwell. Could a single morale-boosting moment such as this pave the way for a run of form from United? And will it hamper Chelsea?

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