Mauricio Pochettino has admitted Chelsea \u201ccouldn\u2019t match the energy\u201d of Manchester United in their defeat at Old Trafford on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n Chelsea suffered their sixth defeat of the season at the hands of Man Utd,\u00a0being beaten 2-1\u00a0thanks to a brace from Scott McTominay.<\/p>\n Speaking in his post-match press conference,\u00a0Pochettino\u00a0lamented the defeat and chalked it up to his team simply not matching the energy shown by the Red Devils at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n \u201cI am disappointed because we didn\u2019t start the game well. The feeling is that they started better than us, showing more energy than us. We couldn\u2019t match the energy. I think they were better than us and there\u2019s nothing I can say,\u201d said Pochettino.<\/p>\n Another defeat for Chelsea \/ Robbie Jay Barratt \u2013 AMA\/GettyImages<\/p>\n \u201cWe created enough chances to get something from the game. We drew the first half and at 1-1 had some good chances, and should have scored and been more clinical, that was the problem.<\/p>\n \u201cThe second half we started well but then we conceded and again I think we missed a little bit the energy to be more aggressive. We had some chances but not enough to get back in the game again. But overall my feeling is that they were better than us and deserved the three points.\u201d<\/p>\n Chelsea\u00a0were forced to play with ten players for the full second half of the win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Sunday thanks to Conor Gallagher\u2019s red card on the stroke of half-time.<\/p>\n Pochettino admitted he believed the strain of playing with a man less likely affected his team\u2019s energy in the defeat on Wednesday.<\/p>\n \u201cI think to play against Brighton with a man less for 60 minutes maybe affected a little bit the energy and the performance of the players.\u201d<\/p>\n
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