Blues shade thrilling goal-fest

Chelsea 5 Manchester United 4 (AET)

Following 72 hours dominated by statements, FA enquiries, letters from lawyers and involvement from political pressure groups it was something of a relief to witness a Fourth Round thriller in which Chelsea came from behind to win 5-4 against Manchester United; gaining some revenge for Sunday’s 3-2 defeat in the Premier League.

That was the game that ended, of course, with Chelsea accusing referee Mark Clattenburg of using ‘inappropriate language’ against two of their players; setting off a concatenation of events and controversies that have dominated the news agenda ever since.