Manchester United are fresh off the 2-0 victory over Benfica in midweek and Jose Mourinho will surely understand that the match against Chelsea will mean that his team can maintain the pressure on Manchester City who take on Arsenal on the very same day. Chelsea, on the other hand, are in a crisis situation after their humiliating defeat at the hands of Roma. Conte will definitely want to win this all-important home tie in order to get his title defence back on track.
TEAM NEWS:
Manchester United have a very thing squad especially in the midfield department which gives Jose Mourinho absolutely no luxury to chop and change his players. The defensive line will feature the duo of Bailly and Jones along with Chris Smalling while both Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia are scheduled to return to their respective wing-back roles at Stamford Bridge.
Pogba, as well as Fellaini, remain sidelined with injuries meaning that Mourinho will have to go with the familiar option of Matic and Herrera at the heart of midfield. While Michael Carrick has made himself fit and has trained with the team this week but we think that the manager will avoid throwing him into the mix for such a crunch game.
In the attacking department, Lingard picked up a knock during the Champions League fixture which has just deepened over time – meaning that he will be unavailable for the tie. Rashford will most definitely start in the wide attacking role and Mkhitaryan will be on the other flank. And as Mourinho mentioned earlier in the week, the ‘untouchable’ Romelu Lukaku will play as the main target man up front.
MAN UTD PREDICTED LINE UP:
Here’s how the Man Utd predicted line up might look at Sunday’s game vs Chelsea:
