Roy Keane doesn’t recognize this version of Manchester United
Thiago for Liverpool against Man Utd:
◉ Most touches (129)
◉ Most accurate passes (105)
◉= Most passes in final third (25)
◉ Most duels won (7)
◉ Most successful take-ons (3/3)
◉ Most tackles (3)
◉= Most interceptions (2)
He made it look so easy.
Ralf Rangnick has now lost each of his last three Premier League away games:
◉ 1-4 vs. Man City
◉ 0-1 vs. Everton
◉ 0-4 vs. Liverpool
That’s more than OGS suffered in his last 32 away PL away games for the club (2).
Thiago only cost Liverpool £25M…
His influence in the middle of the park this season has been nothing short of phenomenal
Mohamed Salah is the first player in Premier League history to score five goals against Manchester United in a single campaign
Chelsea come into the game on the back of three consecutive victories in all competitions. Even though they were eliminated from the UEFA Champions League via aggregate score, the Blues bounced back from the disappointment with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday to book a place in the FA Cup final.
Thomas Tuchel will now hope that his team can carry the momentum forward and seal the third spot in the Premier League table, with Tottenham Hotspur only five points away from them, although they have played two games more than Chelsea. As for Arsenal, their top-four hopes are slowly starting to fade after a wretched run of results recently.
Arsenal have lost four of their last five league matches, including each of the last three to Crystal Palace, Brighton & Hove Albion, and most recently, Southampton this past weekend. Mikel Arteta’s side have dropped down to sixth in the table, three points shy of fourth-placed Tottenham, albeit with a game in hand.
Mateo Kovacic is a doubt having been forced out of the win over Crystal Palace with an ankle issue.
Ross Barkley missed the trip to Wembley due to illness while Callum Hudson-Odoi (back) and Ben Chilwell (knee) are longer-term absentees.
Arsenal are sweating over Alexandre Lacazette’s status after he tested positive for Covid, ruling him out of the defeat at Southampton.
Chelsea are looking to complete their first league double over Arsenal since 2015/16, following their 2-0 victory at the Emirates earlier in the season.
Arsenal won the corresponding fixture last season, beating Chelsea 1-0 at Stamford Bridge. They have not won back-to-back away league games against the Blues since September 1997.