Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca was left pleased after their 1-0 win against Manchester United.

Marc Cucurella proved the matchwinner, with Maresca delighted to strengthen their Champions League qualifying hopes.

He said, “Very important. At this stage of the season it’s important to win games. We also pay attention in the way we win the game. I think tonight we struggled on the ball because we didn’t expect them to be so aggressive man-to-man.

“I used to watch five, six, seven games of the other team. I’ve never seen them so aggressive man-to-man. So they surprised us a little by that.

“Very, very nice (goal). The assist from the right full-back, the goal from the left full-back is the way I like to play. It’s nice. I think Cucu already scored this season an exactly similar goal against Brentford, against Wolves.

“He’s in the right position at the right moment, so it’s not about how big you are, tall or small. Just to be in the right position at the right moment. Cucu is an intelligent player and he’s helping us also with the goals.”