Lower than 72 hours after enjoying in Munich, Chelsea should take to the pitch at Previous Trafford for our third away recreation in per week. Following a self-inflicted draw and a (largely) self-inflicted defeat, this needs to be an awesome likelihood to rapidly get again to profitable methods, towards a completely shambolic United staff, who’ve gained simply certainly one of their 5 video games in all competitions so far with a coach actively campaigning to get fired after each recreation.
However Previous Trafford has not been type to us lately: in actual fact, we haven’t gained right here within the league since 2013. We used to have one of many higher information on the Theater of Goals, if reminiscence serves, again when United had been legendary; now we absolutely have one of many worst.
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Can we grit our tooth, collect up our final reserves of vitality, and alter that development in the present day?
Date / Time: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 17.30 BST; 12:30pm EDT; 10pm ISTVenue: Previous Trafford, Larger ManchesterReferee: Peter Bankes (on pitch); Craig Pawson (VAR)Forecast: Heavy rain
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Manchester United staff information: A summer season of huge spending has seen United remake the squad in, presumably, supervisor Ruben Amorim’s picture, however up to now, the returns have been as lackluster as final season. Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Højlund, Marcus Rashford, André Onana, Victor Lindelöf, and Jadon Sancho have all gone (at the very least on mortgage, however many completely) whereas over £200m was spent on the likes of Benjamin Šeško, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha. Solely Mbeumo has scored up to now this season.
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Mason Mount’s return from long-term damage can be useful in the long term, however as issues stand, United haven’t proven a lot, if any enchancment from an traditionally dangerous Fifteenth-place end final season, which left them with no European commitments midweek for the primary time since 2014.
Diogo Dalot and Lisandro Martínez are set to overlook out because of damage.
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Chelsea staff information: Chelsea certain may use a little bit of a break as properly, however as Enzo Maresca put it in his pre-match press convention, “I choose to play Champions League video games”. On the finish of the day, if we wish to be in with the large boys, we’re going to want to behave like massive boys.
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Including further intrigue would be the return of Garnacho to Previous Trafford, with Maresca hinting that the previous United winger would get his first begin for Chelsea on this one. Which may be simply certainly one of a number of modifications from midweek, relying on any further health considerations with the likes of Cole Palmer, who simply returned after almost a month out or João Pedro (who wanted a relaxation weeks in the past already).
Lengthy-term absentees Levi Colwill, Liam Delap, Dário Essugo, Roméo Lavia, and Benoît Badiashile stay out.
Beforehand: We did handle a draw right here final season, with Moisés Caicedo canceling out a Bruno Fernandes penalty in mid-March.