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Chelsea defender David Luiz: Man Utd came here just to defend

Chelsea defender David Luiz has had a dig at Manchester United over their tactics for Saturday's 2-2 draw.

Luiz created Chelsea's injury-time equaliser after his header hit the post in the 96th minute before Ross Barkley turned it home.

"We tried to win from the beginning of the game," he said. "We controlled the game with possession, trying to create some space to score some goals. They came with a plan just to defend and play on the counter-attack.

"I think in the first half it was just us who played. We could have done better by scoring the second goal to kill the game, but it is never easy to win in the Premier League, especially against a big opponent.

"It gave them a chance because we had only scored one goal and in the second half they came and scored a lucky goal with the ball touching a player and bouncing about. After they scored they had a bit more confidence, and it was a great game. This is the Premier League against fantastic teams, so we have to keep going and try to work hard."

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