Man United swing between shambolic and sensational on the same night, writes CHRIS WHEELER as Cole Palmer delivers crushing blow to top four hopes in 4-3 thriller

Erik ten Hag stood solemnly in the rain, droplets running off his bald head. MATCH FACTS CHELSEA : Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Badiashile, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernández; Palmer, Gallagher, Mudryk ; Jackson Subs: Silva, Bettinelli, Casadei, Tauriainen Goal: Gallagher 4', Palmer 19' pen, 90+10' pen, 90+11' Booked: Fernandez, Gusto Manager: Mauricio Pochettino MAN UNITED: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Maguire, Dalot; Casemiro, Mainoo; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho ; Hojlund Subs: Amrabat, Eriksen, Diallo, Heaton Goal: Garnacho 34', 67', Fernandes 39' Manager: Erik ten Hag Referee: Jarred Gillett This is what happens when you give teams so many shots on goal. They punished Kobbie Mainoo’s misplaced pass after less than four minutes when Enzo Fernandez fed Malo Gusto whose low cross deflected off Raphael Varane to Conor Gallagher, who swept home first time. Alejandro Garnacho was the star for Manchester United despite their 4-3 loss at Chelsea The youngster was twice among the goals in an impressive display as United showed great character to fight back, before they crumbled at the end Conor Gallagher gave Chelsea a flying start after getting on the scoresheet in just four minutes Gallagher popped up in the middle of the box to finish well after a blistering start by the hosts Palmer then doubled the lead from the spot with a penalty coolly converted on 19 minutes The spot-kick was the 14th of the England international's season as he pushes for an England spot It soon got even worse for Ten Hag. Yet Garnacho pulled one back for the visitors to spark a five-minute double flurry Bruno Fernandes then made it 2-2 and levelled the terms from an acute angle on 39 minutes Garnacho headed home for a second goal to make it 3-2 and flip the game on its head The Argentine's second goal came after one of the assists of the season from Antony After netting a penalty in the 100th minute of the game, Palmer then hit a winner in the 101st United's hearts were crushed in 82 seconds as they conceded twice in stoppage time Fernandes equaliser in the 39th minute, guiding a header back across Djordje Petrovic into the far corner when Dalot’s cross to the far post found him unmarked.