Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel makes Old Trafford atmosphere comment after Manchester United draw

Thomas Tuchel believes the "edgy" atmosphere inside Old Trafford during Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Manchester United benefitted his side.

There were plenty of empty seats inside the stadium at kick-off as fans continued to protest the ownership of the Glazer family outside.

Once those supporters filled in after 17 minutes there were regular chants against the Glazers, while Chelsea's dominance of the game also caused some murmurs of frustration around the ground.

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Asked if he noticed the "edgy" atmosphere from the home fans, Tuchel said: “Yeah, but not for us, for them. It didn’t affect our game, how the game went it didn’t make it easy for Manchester United players and the atmosphere, we were very strong and dominant, that’s how it is. We have our own things around us to focus on."

Tuchel was pleased with Chelsea's performance at Old Trafford, but was frustrated his side couldn't convert that into three points.

The Blues had 21 shots to United's five during the game, 15 of them from inside the penalty area, but they failed to make that dominance pay.

They took the lead through Marcos Alonso in the second half but conceded an equaliser to Cristiano Ronaldo two minutes later.

“A little bit, I think we were very strong on and off the ball, very dominant on the ball, very aggressive off the ball, a lot of balls wins, half chances, spaces we found around the box, but unfortunately we lacked precision around the box, a bit of determination and to finish it off," said Tuchel.

“When we had [the lead] we gave it away in one minute so it started all over again but the reaction was good again. I’m very happy with the performance, we showed what it needs to win on a big stage and in a