by Noussair Mazraoui believes Manchester United have too much quality to occupy such a low place in the Premier League table and deserve to beat Chelsea.
A week that began with the sacking of Erik ten Hag ended with caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy overseeing a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford as new head coach Ruben Amorim watched from afar.
Moises Caicedo’s cracker canceled out a Bruno Fernandes penalty in a performance that showed signs of promise but could not prevent United recording their worst points haul after 10 matches since 1986-87.
The Red Devils sit in 13th place with just three wins and 12 points, with summer signing Mazraoui saying they now need to start showing their true quality consistently.
“We fought very hard,” the full-back told MUTV. “But I think in the end, if you look at the game and the chances we created, we deserved to win.
“I think if you look at the table we’re at right now, you can’t say that’s where we belong. Everyone knows it. We know it.
“We have to step in and get out of there very, very quickly because, yeah, it’s just not us.
“You see that (against Chelsea). We have too many qualities to be there in this position.
Van Nistelrooy shared a similar view to Mazraoui, saying Chelsea’s draw and Carabao Cup win over Leicester showed a basis of “spirit and fight” that means “the qualities of football will come through” at United .
But Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca believes the fighting spirit crossed the line late on, when he felt Lisandro Martinez should have been sent off for a challenge on Cole Palmer.
When asked if the match was too physical at times, Mazraoui replied: “I don’t agree. No, no, not too physical. I think it was really passionate on both sides.
“I think for the fans it’s a great game to watch, even though there were only two goals. I think it’s an amazing game to watch from everyone.
United now host PAOK in search of a first Europa League win of the campaign, then host Leicester in the Premier League on Sunday – the day before Amorim officially takes the reins.
Chelsea, meanwhile, face Armenian side Noah and London rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, with defender Levi Colwill having mixed emotions after the young side’s draw at Old Trafford.
“I think the team is very frustrated,” said the Blues central defender. “Where we are in the season, the football we have played, like today sometimes, we deserve to win most of the games.
“I want to win every game, so I was a little disappointed that I didn’t do that. It was obviously a difficult match, they were threatened and that’s how they scored.
“We know what we are building, we know how good we are, how good we can be and how good we have been this season.
“At times in this game we played good football, created good chances, but if you don’t take risks it keeps them in the game and they get sniffed. That’s what happened.
