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TEAM NEWS
Goalkeeper David de Gea is expected to start for Manchester United after missing out against Sunderland with a hip problem and only making the substitutes’ bench against Anderlecht.
Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young are back in training after respective ankle and groin injuries and might be involved.
Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte has a full-strength squad and could name an unchanged side.
Cesc Fabregas and Willian are the most likely of any players to earn a recall.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Chelsea are unbeaten in 12 matches against Manchester United in all competitions (W7, D5).
- United are winless at Old Trafford in the last four Premier League meetings, scoring just one goal.
Manchester United
- Manchester United have gone 21 Premier League games without defeat (W11, D10). It is the longest current unbeaten run in the five major European leagues.
- They have only lost once at home in 37 matches in all competitions (W24, D12).
- However, the Red Devils have drawn five of their six Premier League home matches in 2017, including each of the last three.
- Jose Mourinho has lost both games against Chelsea since taking charge at United, conceding five goals and scoring none.
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been involved in 18 goals in his last 17 Premier League appearances: 13 goals and five assists.
- However, Ibrahimovic has failed to score in all five appearances against teams coached by Antonio Conte.
Chelsea
- Chelsea have lost just once in 11 Premier League games (W8, D2).
- The Blues have the division’s best away record, with 11 wins and 36 points from 16 matches.
- They’ve conceded in nine consecutive Premier League games. They have had only two longer runs without a clean sheet: 13 from September to December 1996 and 10 from February to April the same year.
- Diego Costa is one short of 50 Premier League goals for Chelsea but could fail to score in five consecutive league appearances for the first time since January 2013.
- N’Golo Kante has scored Chelsea’s last two goals against Manchester United, his only goals for Conte’s side in 34 appearances.
