Martinez's 83 Seconds Sink Man Utd at Stamford Bridge

Manchester United lost 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, and the game turned on a moment of indiscipline from defender Lisandro Martinez. His red card came within a window of just 83 seconds, a lapse that critics have called inexplicable and that left his side fighting uphill against a Chelsea team happy to exploit the advantage.

Playing a man down away from home is difficult in any league season, and it is especially hard against a side with Chelsea's attacking options. United struggled to get a foothold after the dismissal, and the scoreline reflected how little they could do to change the course of the match.

The defeat puts Michael Carrick under pressure to explain how a senior defender could hand the game away so quickly, and to show that the team can respond with more composure in the matches ahead.