Manchester Utd - Chelsea: Team news & predicted lineups

Farhad Hussain
04 nov 2017

Premier League champions welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge for a mouth-watering fixture. Following last week’s win over Tottenham, United will be looking to keep to winning ways. Chelsea also just about saw off Watford at home however suffered a humiliating defeat away at Roma in the Champions League.

Team News:

Jose Mourinho confirmed there are no new injury concerns although Jesse Lingard came off against Benfica for a back problem however the United boss said it was “nothing important”. Mourinho is still without Pogba, Fellaini, Carrick, Ibrahimovic and Rojo who have been side-lined for a long time.

Ngolo Kante could return for Chelsea after being out since last month, the French midfielder will undergo a late fitness test to see whether he is fit enough to start. Danny Drinkwater could also make his premier league debut for the Blues. Victor Moses is out of the fixture with a hamstring injury. Antonio Conte confirmed in his pre-match conference that David Luiz will feature on Sunday despite his shambolic defending against Roma.

Probable starting line-ups:
Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Jones, Young, Matic, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku

Chelsea (3-4-3): Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Zappacosta, Kante, Drinkwater, Alonso, Pedro, Morata, Hazard