Mourinho plan worked very well against United - Fabregas


Football - Chelsea v Manchester United - Barclays Premier League - Stamford Bridge - 18/4/15 Chelsea's Cesc Fabregas in action with Manchester United's Ander Herrera Action Images via Reuters / Tony O'Brien

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea playmaker Cesc Fabregas has saluted the strategy employed by Jose Mourinho for Saturday's 1-0 win over Manchester United, a victory that took the Londoners 10 points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Towering midfielder Marouane Fellaini was instrumental in United's run of six successive victories leading up to the game at Stamford Bridge and manager Mourinho decided to tinker with his side in order to deal with the Belgian's threat.

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