Alan Shearer has now criticized one Chelsea player for what he does when the Blues have the ball.

During the halftime telecast on Amazon Prime, he said that Nicolas Jackson could have scored last night if he had been more clinical with his touches.

Jackson had another relatively quiet evening for the Blues as they were defeated 2-1 by Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Cole Palmer’s stoppage-time goal in the first half was insufficient for Chelsea to take anything away from the game, and the overall performance will have been extremely frustrating for Mauricio Pochettino.

Enzo Fernandez, in particular, had a difficult evening, despite being saved by Robert Sanchez after giving away an unnecessary penalty early on.

One of Chelsea’s best chances came in the first half, when Raheem Sterling and Jackson combined to break through and look clean away.

Alan Shearer on Jackson

The Englishman feed the 22-year-old, but he was swiftly buried by Andre Onana, and the opportunity was lost.

He said: “I disagree with Ally. I think it’s a decent pass from Sterling. There is no need for him to let that ball run across him and hit that first time. We said about it before the game about him taking too many touches. That has to be one touch and in the back of the net.

“Forget about taking a touch when you are seven yards out and in the middle of the goal. Why? You don’t need it. For me that’s an incredible chance.”

Armando Broja, who came on late last night and immediately looked more dangerous up front, will put his place in the side under threat.