Chelsea Vs Manchester United Tactical Preview: Team News, Key Men And Streaming Links | OneFootball

Chelsea will entertain Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on Thursday night as both sides look to go all out in search of the three points in the Premier League. The Blues were held to a 2-2 draw by Burnley recently. Similarly, the Red Devils could manage to grind out a 1-1 draw away at Brentford last weekend.

Chelsea Vs Manchester United: Talking Tactics

Mauricio Pochettino will set his men up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and might instruct his men to retain possession well and engineer some promising chances in the final third.

Erik ten Hag will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation as well and is expected to ask his players to defend their penalty area well before catching the home side off-guard on the counter.

Chelsea

Wesley Fofana, Romeo Lavia, Christopher Nkunku, Reece James, Lesley Ugochukwu, Levi Colwill, Carney Chukwuemeka, Robert Sanchez and Trevoh Chalobah will be sidelined for this game due to injuries. Furthermore, both Ben Chilwell and Malo Gusto are major doubts for this game.

Chelsea Predicted XI

BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – MARCH 30: Erik ten Hag, Manager of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Brentford FC and Manchester United at Gtech Community Stadium on March 30, 2024 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Manchester United

Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial and Tyrell Malacia will miss this game because of injuries. Moreover, Raphael Varane and Jonny Evans are major concerns ahead of this game at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United Predicted XI

Onana; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Wan-Bissaka; Mainoo, McTominay; Garnacho, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund

Key Men

Chelsea

Both Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez need to dominate the midfield battle if the Blues are to come out on top this weekend. Pochettino will depend on Raheem Sterling and Cole Palmer to stretch the opposition defence out in the wide areas.

Manchester United

Man United will rely on the pace of Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashfurd to do some damage on the counter. The defensive display of Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire could go a long way in determining the fate of this contest.