Manchester United and Chelsea are both involved in a battle for a top four finish in the closing stages of this season and thus, a spot in next year’s Champions League. With just three games remaining, Spurs occupy 3rd spot with a six point gap separating them from the Red Devils in sixth and the Blues are currently sitting in the fourth and final qualification spot on 67 points, one more than Arsenal and three more than United.
Red Devils come into this match in a far worse state having lost seven of their last nine games in all competitions including both legs of their Champions League quarter final with Barcelona and a pivotal derby against Manchester City in midweek.
Goal! Juan Manuel Mata (Manchester United) beautifully controls a strongly hit pass from Luke Shaw inside the box. He cuts inside his marker and rifles the ball low into the middle of the goal. 1:0.
Chelsea’s first season under Maurizio Sarri has had some real peaks and troughs. After starting the campaign with ten straight wins in all competitions, the Blues looked like potential title challengers alongside Liverpool and Manchester City before falling away in the middle of the season, struggling for consistency and looking set to miss out on the top four after crashing out of the FA Cup and losing in the EFL Cup final to the Citizens.
Manchester United and Chelsea are both involved in a battle for a top four finish in the closing stages of this season and thus, a spot in next year’s Champions League. With just three games remaining, Spurs occupy 3rd spot with a six point gap separating them from the Red Devils in sixth and the Blues are currently sitting in the fourth and final qualification spot on 67 points, one more than Arsenal and three more than United.
Manchester United vs Chelsea Prediction
Both teams desperately need this win. For United, it’s a matter of survival. A loss, and it’s almost goodbye to Champions League till 2020, and it would bring their run to eight losses from the last ten games. For Chelsea, a loss will see them concede ground to Arsenal in the race to secure a top-four spot.As such, expect a fierce game this weekend, and having no other go, both squads would be going in for the kill – a perfect setting for a goal-fest. Expect either team to get in on the scoresheet.
The fact that the venue is Old Trafford will come into play. How hard a time United is having, they will always be a threat at the Theatre of Dreams. After all, they are the Devils.