The title race has now been blown open after Chelsea's defeat at Old Trafford, and Conte has taken responsibility for failing to motivate his side to a win at Manchester United.
Rashford opened the scoring in the seventh minute when he ran onto Herrera's pass behind David Luiz and sent a shot bobbling past goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Antonio Conte says Chelsea have only a 50-50 chance of winning the Premier League following their defeat at Manchester United and claims winning the title would represent a "miracle".
"This league is not closed". We must have great enthusiasm to play these last six games, with patience and a great will to fight.
United manager Jose Mourinho started with top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the bench but delivered a tactical masterclass against his former club, largely nullifying the threat from the usually unsafe Eden Hazard.
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The small blue contingent inside Old Trafford will have expected some sort of resurgence at the beginning of the second period, but Conte's plans were thrown out of the window early on as United managed to double their lead. "I'm happy - not because it's Chelsea, it's because we need these three points", Mourinho told the BBC. It doesn't matter if the leader is Chelsea or another - we beat them convincingly. Chelsea didn't have a shot on target in a league game for the first time in almost a decade.
MARCUS RASHFORD refused to take all the credit for Manchester United's victory over Chelsea. He detailed Ander Herrera and Matteo Darmian to man-mark Chelsea forwards Eden Hazard and Pedro Rodriguez, made the bold call to start Marcus Rashford ahead of top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and played two youngsters - Rashford and winger Jesse Lingard - up front in a surprise move.
There was another individual battle going on with Chelsea striker Diego Costa and United defender Marcos Rojo engaged in an often physical struggle for dominance and Costa's frustration resulted in a yellow card for a foul on Paul Pogba. Great work from Lingard and Rashford and his cross is headed just over his own bar by Cahill!
Ibrahimovic was brought on for Rashford in the 82nd minute, with the England striker receiving a deserved standing ovation after an outstanding performance.
The performance also bodes well for the remainder of the season, with fifth-placed United four points behind their nearest rivals but boasting at least a game in hand on all of them.
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