Samuel Eto’o bags a hat-trick as Chelsea thump Manchester United
Samuel Eto'o scored a hat-trick as Chelsea thrashed Manchester United. Picture: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Chelsea's Samuel Eto'o (right) scores their first goal of the game. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire
Samuel Eto’o scored a hat-trick as Chelsea cruised past Manchester United to pile the pressure onto David Moyes and the Glazer
family
and secure Jose Mourinho’s 100th Premier League victory.
It was the first hat-trick scored against the Red Devils by a Blues player since Seamus O’Connell in the 1954/55 season - the west Londoners lost that game 6-5 but it mattered not as they lifted their first league title that year.
The Cameroon international opened the scoring with a deflected shot that David De Gea was unable to stop.
The striker doubled the lead when he bundled the ball home on 45 minutes to give the Red Devils a mountain to climb going into half-time.
Samuel Eto'o scores his second goal of the game against Manchester United. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
Red Devils fans protested against the Glazer family calling on them to sell the club.
Eto’o completed his treble three minutes after the break when he tapped home the rebound after Gary Cahill’s header was saved.
Javier Hernandez pulled a goal back with 13 minutes left but it was only a consolation as the Blues enjoyed a thumping win.
The frustration got to Manchester United players and Nemanja Vidic was sent off for a horrible tackle on Eden Hazard, while Rafael should also have been sent off for a horror lunge on Gary Cahill.
