It was an eventual day at Stamford Bridge as the Reds searched for 3 points to go back to level on points at the top with arch rivals Manchester City.
They began the game brightly, creating a number of great opportunities, and two big shouts for a penalty, which were both dismissed by Howard Webb. After escaping those scares, Chelsea went up the other end and scored completely against the run of play when Daniel Sturridge's cross was diverted in by United defender Jonny Evans.
The second half started disastrously, when Juan Mata scored a stunning volley just after the restart, which was soon followed by a David Luiz free header to put Chelsea seemingly out of sight at 3-0.
But the Reds showed the Champions' spirit once again, and battled back, with Wayne Rooney scoring twice, both from the spot after a couple of dubious decisions from referee Webb, who was having a shocker. The Chelsea area was bombarded with wave after wave of United dominance until finally they cracked, and Javier Hernandez converted Ryan Giggs' pinpoint cross to complete the unbelievable comeback and snatch a point for the 19-time English champions.
David De Gea then silenced some of his critics with a wonderful save to prevent Juan Mata grabbing a last minute winner for the Blues, and then made another fantastic finger-tip stop at the expense of debutant Gary Cahill to keep the score tied and send United 2 points behind City.
There was another mportant comeback of note, with the return of Ashley Young to the starting line-up after a couple of months out with injury. Yet good more news for Sir Alex Ferguson is the rumours that Tom Cleverley could be in line for a place in the squad for Saturday's mighty clash with Liverpool to help bolster the midfield.
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