The Premier League returns after a long boring week of international football, and these two Premier League heavyweights would be serving us a cracker as the first game of the weekend.
Chelsea have started the reign of Maurizio Sarri on a high note and perhaps even more positive than most of us expected. The Blues come into this game unbeaten in all competition under the former Napoli manager, and they have played 11 competitive fixtures already.
They have played Liverpool twice already this season and almost ran away with a win when the Reds visited them in the league. They are currently joint top of the Premier League table alongside fellow unbeaten sides, Liverpool and Manchester City, and failing to win this game would see them fall off the pace with their rivals.
Eden Hazard has already scored 7 Premier League goals and provided 3 assists, he could be the difference yet again in this match.
Manchester United are currently on crisis mode even though the club is trying its best to keep things calm. This game is another game that Jose Mourinho would need to get a result from if he wants to keep his job and all eyes would be on his players to see if they still have the desire to play for him.
Manchester United have lost away to both Brighton and West Ham, managing to concede 3 times in both of those games. Add to that the fact that Jose Mourinho has lost in 4 of his last 5 away games against sides he’s formerly managed and it’s not looking like a good afternoon for the visitors.
Chelsea have won four and lost two of their last six competitive meetings with Manchester United, but at Stamford Bridge they have proven almost unbeatable against the Red Devils. They have lost just one of their last 16 home Premier League games against them, winning ten times. No other side have beaten Manchester United more times than Chelsea, and they haven’t won at Stamford Bridge since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement five years ago.
