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Chelsea vs Manchester United - Jose Mourinho and Maurizio Sarri involved in fracas after Ross Barkley equaliser
Re-live all the action from a frantic Premier League encounter at Stamford Bridge
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Ross Barkley scored a late equaliser as Chelsea drew 2-2 with Manchester United - leading to a touchline altercation which saw Jose Mourinho dragged away from a flare-up in the mouth of the Stamford Bridge tunnel.
The former Blues boss has not won at his former ground since taking over at United and he was involved after the home bench erupted in celebrations at the late leveller.
The visitors had looked on course for a rare Premier League win in west London as an Anthony Martial brace cancelled out Antonio Rudiger's opener.
However, Barkley slammed in the last meaningful kick of the contest to secure a point, with all eyes then drawn to a spat between Mourinho and Chelsea's second assistant coach Marco Ianni.
Mourinho shook hands with Blues boss Maurizio Sarri at the final whistle but was jeered by the home supporters and responded by holding up three fingers to them at full-time, representing the trio of league titles he won as manager of the club.
Re-live all the action below.
Preview
What time does it start?
Chelsea vs Manchester United kicks off at 12:30pm
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Premier League channel from 11:30am and Main Event channel from midday, while Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via the SkyGo app.
The match is also available on Now TV by grabbing a Sky Sports Day Pass for just £7.99. Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Ashley Young: He delivered the cross for Alexis Sanchez’s winning goal against Newcastle but it is in the other direction that the England international will have to demonstrate some improvement. With Eden Hazard his likely direct opponent, the 33-year-old will have his work cut out but he must offer more protection to the centre backs and David de Gea than he did against the Magpies.
Best stat…
18: Manchester United have lost 18 Premier League encounters against Chelsea, more than against any other side. In fact, the Red Devils have failed to win at Stamford Bridge in all competitions since October 2012.
Player to watch…
Jorginho: While Eden Hazard continues to drive Chelsea attacking play, it is the Italian who remains the fulcrum to Maurizio Sarri’s style of play. Ander Herrera has been utilised in recent years to track Belgian Hazard’s every movement, but Jorginho, who has made the most successful passes in the league this season, has the ability to dictate the tempo of the game and that will give Jose Mourinho further headaches in his attempts to stop Chelsea in their tracks.
Past three meetings…
Chelsea 1 (Hazard pen) Manchester United 0, FA Cup, May 2018
Manchester United 2 (Lukaku, Lingard) Chelsea 1 (Willian), Premier League, February 2018
Chelsea 1 (Morata) Manchester United 0, Premier League, November 2017
Form guide…
Chelsea: WDWDWW
Manchester United: WDLLDW
Odds…
Chelsea to win: 7/10
Manchester United to win: 4/1
Draw: 14/
↵Good morning and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Premier League encounter between Chelsea and Manchester United, brought to you from Stamford Bridge.
Kick-off is at 12:30pm BST, but we'll bring you all the build-up towards the crunch clash from 11:30am as Jose Mourinho returns to his former home in what should prove a clash of the titans with Maurizio Sarri.
In the meantime, read Jack Pitt-Brooke's preview towards the day's big match below.
The international break is over and the Premier League returns in fine fashion with this intriguing Saturday lunchtime fixture to start things off.
Jose Mourinho looked to be heading for the exit door when his Manchester United fell 2-0 behind to Newcastle in the early stages of their last fixture, but that win appears to have preserved his position at the helm for the immediate future. He'll have his eyes on an away victory at the club he knows oh so well today.
Maurizio Sarri's Chelsea have already found their rhythm and are currently joint top of the table. His players have adjusted well to the 4-3-3 Sarri has implemented and in Eden Hazard they might just have the best player in the world right now.
Team news is five minutes away.
TEAM NEWS
Maurizio Sarri makes a pair of changes from Chelsea's last outing at Southampton. Olivier Giroud and Ross Barkley drop to the bench with Mateo Kovacic and Alvaro Morata coming in to the starting lineup.
TEAM NEWS
The Manchester United side has an attacking look to it, with Scott McTominay out of the squad to be replaced in the starting 11 by Juan Mata, who came on early to help spark that Newcastle comeback.
Victor Lindelof replaces the man sacrificed for Mata two weeks ago, Eric Bailly, in the centre of defence.
It has been a good week for Luke Shaw thus far. He signed a new five-year contract to stay with Manchester United until 2023, with the option of a further year also included in his new deal. Shaw appears to have put his injury problems behind him and the left-back has started to show signs of the performances that made him so highly rated when he joined the club.
Plenty of fascinating sub-plots to today's fixture, perhaps none more so than that of the battle between the two managers.
Maurizio Sarri's extraordinary rise has continued in England, but the Italian says there is still much more to do before he can be mentioned on the same level as his opposite number today.
Eden Hazard got the rumour mill swirling with his effusive recollections of his time with Jose Mourinho at Chelsea in an interview with Belgian newspaper HLN during the international break.
Mourinho fancies a reunion, though he admits it is extremely unlikely. The Portuguese manager has praised his old club and says they can win the league...
10 minutes until kick-off at Stamford Bridge in the lunchtime Autumn sun.
This has been one of English football's most action-packed fixtures in the last 15 years - what will the latest running provide us with?
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