on September 10, apologising and accepting Rafiq had been a victim of "racial harassment and bullying" in his two spells at the club between 2008 and 2018. "We've been in this situation a few times of course, since the last game we played here it has been a very difficult period. We need to be on the front foot more, I can't look at myself and say this is the way I want Manchester United to play." United have now suffered four defeats in six Premier League games, with losses against Manchester City, Liverpool, Leicester and Aston Villa - punctuated with a 1-1 draw against Everton and the win over Spurs. Chelsea, perhaps eager to exact revenge for their 1-0 loss in Turin in September, dominated the game right from the outset, forcing the visitors backwards and subjecting them to a barrage of early pressure.