Embattled Jose Mourinho had to be restrained on the bench after angrily reacting to Chelsea celebrations as Manchester United drew 2-2 at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea dominated the first 50 minutes, squeezing United high up the field thanks to meticulous Italian boss Maurizio Sarri’s already well-honed strategic blueprint.

The Blues heaped the pressure on ex-Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic to fine effect in the first half, but once United equalised, the game changed completely.

Where United were previously flat-footed and sluggish, suddenly the visitors were aggressively poaching second balls and launching quick-fire counter-attacks.

The more Chelsea pushed to regain the ascendancy, the more they played into the hands of Mourinho’s countering style.

Anthony Martial thought he had won the day with an 18-minute goal brace, only for Chelsea to steal a draw at the death.

United boss Mourinho failed to keep his cool after seeing Ross Barkley net a 96th minute equaliser, but it was all started by one of Sarri's coaches running in front of the Portuguese and celebrating in front of him.

The Red Devils manager lost his temper entirely when Chelsea equalised at the death to deny his side a victory. He had to be restrained when attempting to rebuke the Chelsea bench, the Red Devils coach appearing angered by the home side’s exuberant celebrations. 

Despite the nasty scenes, former United defender Gary Neville was happy to see Mourinho react in the way he did.

"For me, over-enthusiastic celebrations are a part of the game, but I also think that if you're on the end of it, you should be able to react," United legend and Sky Sports pundit Neville told The Gary Neville Podcast.

"We can all sit here and say it's ridiculous that these managers react, but what you saw at the end was raw emotion.

"I could sit here with a halo above my head and say ’It's terrible for everyone to see at home, it's not what we want to see representing the game' or I could actually say 'I've been there, I've done it, I've been on the receiving end of it.'

“You cannot control your emotions and that's why we love this game because we want to see moments like that.

"For me, Jose Mourinho's reaction was something I would expect and also something I would expect from the Chelsea bench. It was the 97th minute and it would have been a big moment for Maurizio Sarri and his staff to lose that game, people would have started to say ‘Are they the real deal?’ You start to ask questions.

“The Chelsea team, fans and staff so they're entitled to over celebrate, you always do with a last minute goal.

“Jose Mourinho actually came onto the scene at Old Trafford sliding down the touchline, way out of the technical area.

“My view is that I love to see when more if it’s my team celebrating, but I love to see that emotion in football where you see people just lose it - not in a violent way - but in an emotional way where you just see celebration.”