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Manchester United host Chelsea having been bumped down to third in the Premier League following Liverpool’s 4-1 win over West Ham on Saturday.
The Blues could leap above United too with a win this afternoon, though that would involve victory by a three-goal margin at Old Trafford, not something Jose Mourinho is likely to give up lightly to his old foe Antonio Conte.
Both managers have done their best to play down their rift in the buildup to this one, a far cry from the vocal and very public sparring of a month ago. This one promises to be a tasty affair on the touchline as well as the pitch.
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The teams!
Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young; McTominay, Matic, Pogba; Alexis, Martial, Lukaku.
Subs: Pereira, Bailly, Shaw, Carrick, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.
Chelsea: Courtois; Azpilicueta (c), Christensen, Rudiger; Moses, Drinkwater, Kante, Alonso; Willian, Morata, Hazard.
Subs: Caballero, Cahill, Zappacosta, Emerson, Fabregas, Pedro, Giroud.
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Paul Pogab yet to fulfill.
"He's playing in the position he's wanted to play since coming. When you buy a player of that experience and pedigree, he's got to produce in big games. He has to do a lot more, he's yet to really fulfill." - Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports.
Manchester United vs Chelsea
The teams are leaving the tunnels. Antonio Conte is at the front of the tunnel while Jose Mourinho lingers at the back. It looks like they're avoiding each other like two school children who are playing at different ends of the playground after falling out.
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The television cameras are on the two managers and there is a reluctant handshake between the two of them. Right, that's enough drama, on with the football!
Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea
1: Chelsea get us underway at Old Trafford.
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1: Victor Moses gets a cross past Ashley Young and Victor Lindeloft turns the ball behind for a corner. The set piece is worked short and Willian tries to find Alvaro Morata with a low ball but Nemanja Matic is alive to the danger.
Manchester United 0-0 Chelsea
3: Crossbar! Eden Hazard plays a first time ball to Marcos Alonso who fires the ball to Alvaro Morata in the middle. His gets a clean contact to the ball and hits the bar with a first time shot. The rebound falls to Eden Hazard who forces David De Gea to tip his shot over. Good start from Chelsea.
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6: Chelsea have had the larger share of possession in the opening exchanges and Manchester United have been caught in the headlights. Nobody in red is getting stuck in and trying to take charge in the middle.
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8: Scott McTominay has been instructed to follow Eden Hazard around the pitch. He's sticking to his task but not following him around all the time. This will be a huge test for the youngster.
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10: Paul Pogba wins a free kick of the left corner of the penalty area. Up come the centre backs but Alexis Sanchez's cross is collected by Thibaut Courtois.
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