Alejandro Garnacho believes Chelsea would have beaten Manchester United at Old Trafford if Robert Sanchez had not been sent off early on.

Chelsea suffered a 2-1 defeat to United last month in a game where they were reduced to 10 men following Sanchez’s red card in the fifth minute.

Casemiro was sent off for United in first half injury time but Chelsea were unable to recover from going two goals down in the opening 45 minutes.

Enzo Maresca’s side are now looking to build on their 2-1 win against Liverpool before the international break as they travel to Nottingham Forest in Saturday’s early kick-off.

Garnacho, who joined Stamford Bridge in a £40 million deal from United in the summer transfer window, believes Chelsea have suffered ‘bad luck’ with red cards this season and is confident his new side can challenge for trophies.

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