Chelsea (Home)
- Chelsea are coming off three straight losses and consecutive home defeats to Newcastle and Manchester City.
- Liam Rosenior has done a decent job at Stamford Bridge since his surprise January appointment, dragging the Blues away from the overly complex positional play of his predecessor and to a more pragmatic approach with clear, immediate instructions that are easily understood.
- A run of four defeats in five in the league tells its own story and Chelsea fans will be concerned.
Manchester United (Away)
- The visitors have accumulated more points and look to be the better team overall.
- Carrick has been the steady hand that United needed since taking charge in January and his tweaks to the 4-2-3-1 have made them less risky at the back and more incisive in transition.
- Chelsea will be difficult to break down at their home ground, but United have the speed and quality to cause issues, particularly with Casemiro in a purple patch, having scored 3 goals in his last 5 appearances, and Bruno Fernandes, who has 5 assists in the same period.
- Benjamin Sesko has been in good form up front for United and leads the scoring charts with nine league goals from 27 appearances.
Head-to-Head
Manchester United won 2-1 at home when these sides met six months ago.
Key Players
- Casemiro
- 3 goals in his last 5 appearances.
- Bruno Fernandes
- 5 assists in the same period.
- Benjamin Sesko
- Nine league goals from 27 appearances.
- Joao Pedro
- 14 in 32 and he has three of Chelsea’s last four goals.
Betting Insights
- United are 2.98 to take the win in the correct score market.
- An insurance bet on over 2.5 goals at 1.57 and both teams to score at 1.45 makes sense.
Prediction
This should be an open, end-to-end game with a few moments of quality from each side in what is a fixture between two very different teams with two new managers trying to get as many points as possible.
