Sir Alex Ferguson’s BRUTAL verdict on Chelsea’s £400m midfield is revealed by a fan after the Blues are beaten 2-1 by Man United at Old Trafford

• Chelsea suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Thursday
• A fan has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson’s brutal assessment of Chelsea’s midfield
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s brutal verdict on Chelsea has been revealed on social media after the Blues suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat by Manchester United on Wednesday.

The legendary United manager watched the match from his box at Old Trafford as the Red Devils carved out a crucial win over Chelsea, triumphing thanks to two goals from Scott McTominay.

Two giants of the Premier League who have each suffered in recent years, Man United and Chelsea are both in the process of rebuilding their squads and have forked out millions on new signings in pursuit of returning to the top.

Chelsea, in particular, have splashed over £1billion on transfer and loan fees since the arrival of American tycoon Todd Boehly in May 2022. Despite the spending, Mauricio Pochettino’s side sit 10th in the Premier League table after 15 games this campaign.

The Blues fielded a midfield worth more than £400m on Wednesday night, with a lucrative double pivot of Moises Caicedo (£115m) and Enzo Fernandez (£107m).

Sir Alex Ferguson’s brutal verdict on Chelsea has been revealed on social media by a supporter

A fan shared his chat with the legendary manager after Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Chelsea at Old Trafford – and Ferguson clearly didn’t think much of Chelsea’s midfield

Ferguson was not impressed by Chelsea’s £400million midfield, led by Enzo Fernandez (right)

Wide midfielders Mykhailo Mudryk (£88.5m) and Raheem Sterling (£50m) occupied the flanks in the engine room, while summer signing Cole Palmer (£45m) operated behind target forward Nicolas Jackson. 

It appears Ferguson wasn’t too impressed by the standard of Chelsea’s midfield after the game. 

A Chelsea fan has revealed how he spoke ‘diplomatically’ with the legendary coach after Wednesday’s game and was keen to highlight Sofyan Amrabat’s excellent display for United in defensive midfield.

According to the fan, Ferguson did not want to take Amrabat’s performance out of context and gave a ruthless verdict on the Chelsea midfield.

‘Spent post Chelsea game in Sir Alex’s box. Diplomatically praised United’s performance and specifically highlighted Amrabat’s contribution,’ the supporter said.

‘Sir Alex’s response: “that’s all very well, but he was up against nothing”. Says it all really!’

Several supporters agreed with Ferguson’s viewpoint, criticising the Chelsea performance on social media.

‘Absolutely damning, and he’s dead right,’ one fan said.

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Moises Caicedo (left) has also failed to live up to his £115million price tag so far this campaign

Chelsea supporters agreed with Ferguson, disappointed by the performance at Old Trafford 

A second Blues supporter added: ‘Anyone else a bit concerned about the inability of our two highly expensive midfielders to consistently impose themselves on games? Caicedo and Fernandez should surely be gamechangers on a pretty regular basis?’

Another chimed in and simply said: ‘He wasn’t wrong….was he?’ 

United moved up to sixth in the table ahead of Newcastle’s clash against West Ham on Thursday and host Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Chelsea travel to Goodison Park to take on Everton on Sunday, with the Toffees still in the relegation zone after their 10-point deduction for breaching financial rules.

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