CHELSEA:
Their War Here…Chelsea is all set to visit Stanford Bridge to have a face-off with their longtime rival Manchester United on
Sarri fears sacking post-FA Cup campaign.
Monday night that will give the Blues a worthy contender tag. Before the prolonged comparison between the two settles, Chelsea has lost their last three Premier League away games against Arsenal, a 4-0 loss against Bournemouth followed by a heart-wrenching 6-0 defeat against Man City. Now they are heading to face the Devils, who are showing no mercy. A big and crucial week for Chelsea is going to start and it will decide the potential of the Blues and the future of Sarri in the club. As of now, Sarri is all concerned for the team to win the next three consecutive matches and reach the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive season. Chelsea has been an expert in FA Cup as they previously dismantled Manchester United after getting beaten up to a pulp by Arsenal in 2017 final. Blues does have the potential but not to forget there’s a huge difference between Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunner Soskjaer.
Despite questions being asked for Sarri’s formation, the under-fire Italian will almost certainly retain faith in Jorginho as the central pivot of his three-man midfield, alongside N’Golo Kante, with one of Ross Barkley, Ruben Loftus-Cheek or Mateo Kovacic completing the trident
Probable Line-ups: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson; Kante, Jorginho, Barkley; Willian, Higuain, Hazard.
MANCHESTER UNITED:
Although Red Devils are out of the Champions League race after a 2-0 home loss against PSG, Solskjaer is quite positive about
Solskjaer still concerned for Red Devil’s home trials.
the team and that they are ready to show what Red Devils are actually made of. Indeed the face-off between ex-Jose Mourinho’s teams will be nail-biting but appointing Ole Gunner Solskjaer has boosted the team in a way that they went on to win 10 matches and drawing one from their 11 fixtures, which Sarri failed to do. Post Arsenal knockout, the Red Devils is keen on adding more silverware and Chelsea is one of their biggest heavyweight contenders. Alex Sanchez involvement in the starting XI didn’t prove to be beneficial.
Marcus Rashford will continue to lead the line after scoring six goals in his last 10 matches. Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku will also be likely to be retained. Previously Solskjaer revealed that youngsters Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes may be part of his squad but looks like he might drop the idea as the match doesn’t call for any experiments. Chris Smalling and Phil Jones will be handling the defense as Valencia and Darmain are still nursing injuries.
Probable XI: Romero; Young, Jones, Smalling, Shaw; Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Mata; Lukaku, Rashford.
Venue:
Time: 7.30 pm UK
Place: Stamford Bridge.
PlayerzPot Prediction:
History reveals Red Devils is seeking revenge after losing last season’s final and under the reign of Solskjaer, they are in a better form. But it does also reveal that Chelsea has been way better at home than away. Both the teams have suffered loss and they both are keen to strike as hard as possible but Stamford Bridge has always been in the favor of the Blues’.
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Predicted Score:
Manchester United 2-1 Chelsea.
