Chelsea's finishing under Liam Rosenior, Newcastle's defence under Eddie Howe and Florian Wirtz's stats in The Debrief

Earlier this month, Liam Rosenior opted to point out that for all the noise about his time at Chelsea, his team ranked fourth in the Premier League table since he took over. Let's hope he has not checked lately because they are down to ninth during his reign now.

In other words, these are strange times for the club and, for all Rosenior's bullishness, it is threatening to unravel. Supporters are becoming used to his robust defences of his record and he was typically emphatic that Chelsea's loss to United was undeserved.

"They have had one shot on our goal when we are down to 10 men off an injury and score and then we have wave after wave of attack, crosses in the box, moments that we do not take advantage of. I think we have hit the woodwork four or five times," said Rosenior.

"I will never lie, I cannot speak on things that I do not see. I saw a team that were dominant. We were dominant from the first moment of the game to the last but we have to take care of our moments better. That is what is costing us points at this moment in time."

Up to a point, Rosenior is right, even if Opta claim that only three shots struck the frame of the goal. Chelsea's finishing has been spectacularly bad. Since mid-March, they are the only team in the Premier League not to score - despite having had the most shots.

That is an extraordinary statistic. However, it is worth noting that United actually had the clearest opening of the game. Chelsea's opportunities, while numerous, were of lower quality and that has been a feature of their play under Rosenior during this poor run.