I’ve played this game in my head a dozen times and there's no way that Mata doesn't score against his former club. This is the match that he's been waiting for since January and he's almost certain to start because of Wayne Rooney's ban - how can that not be a sign?
Chelsea haven't kept a league clean sheet on the road this season and Man Utd haven't shut out any side that didn't spend last season in the Championship. It all stirs up to make both teams to score – a successful bet in eight of the last 11 meetings.
In the history of Premier League fixtures between these two, this bet has come up precisely zero times. Then again, Man Utd have never been 10 points behind Chelsea after six games since the Sky era started 22 years ago. Believe.
Let's get the price up so I can get the lads a box at the races. Jose Mourinho is good for clean sheets in big away games and it is Chelsea midfielders that tend to score at Old Trafford. I've put two and two together and asked The Professor what it adds up to!
Chelsea are pretty great, especially with Cesc Fabregas and Eden Hazard so hot right now, and Man Utd have plenty of class players still." There's been four, five and six goals in this one recently, so why not seven this time? That's gotta be worth a fiver.
Azpilicueta
Mikel, Ramires, Schurrle, Costa, Remy
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Rooney
Evans, McNair Herrera,Valencia, Di Maria
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Willian
Hazard
Drogba
Fabregas
Ramires
Matic
Luis
Terry
Cahill
Ivanovic
Courtois
Falcao
Van Persie
Mata
Di Maria
Herrera
Blind
Shaw
Rojo
Jones
Rafael
De Gea
Chelsea’s Spanish assist-master found the net against Manchester United only once across his entire eight-year stay at Arsenal.
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Chelsea lost just one of their 14 Premier League meetings with top-eight rivals in Mourinho’s first season back in west London.
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Van Gaal’s last collision with Jose Mourinho saw his Bayern Munich side beaten 0-2 by Inter in the 2009/10 Champions League final.
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Falcao loves playing against the best, scoring one in one against Paris St-Germain in 2013/14, two in two against Barcelona in 2012/13 and one in one against Real Madrid in 2011/12.
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SKY SPORTS 1
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4pm
SUN OCT 26th