Chelsea’s run of high-profile fixtures began with a 1-0 Champions League win over Spanish giants Atletico Madrid, thanks to a brilliant goal by Frenchman Olivier Giroud. Now, Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge in a bid to close the gap with league leaders Manchester City to ten points.
The crucial top-of-the-table encounter will see Tuchel enter his ninth match as the Chelsea boss, having never been beaten – winning six and drawing two across all competitions.
The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last 19 away matches, a record going all the way back to last season. They are also undefeated in their last eight matches across all competitions. Chelsea themselves are undefeated in 10 of their last 11 home matches in the Premier League. (whoscored)
Thomas Tuchel’s men are on a morale-high and come into the clash with great confidence, as do Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his team, led by the in-form Bruno Fernandes.
Chelsea have a chance to jump into fourth place and go a point ahead of West Ham United, who failed to get anything out of their Manchester City clash.
The full team line-up for Chelsea vs Man Utd is below. (Kick-off at 4:30pm GMT)
