Chelsea hosts Manchester United Saturday in what is no doubt the headliner fixture of this Premier League weekend. While international breaks are, by their nature very boring Chelsea actually provided plenty to talk about. Typically, the only news that does arise during the breaks are injury related, but Eden Hazard’s discussing his club future on numerous occasions provided plenty of talking points.
Then you had the revealing interview of Blues boss Maurizio Sarri. The Italian discussed just how much he preparation he puts into each match, and how he’s willing to shut himself off from the rest of the world in order to do so.
Once he’s done all his prep for United, and studied the tactics, who might be include in his first team?
Let’s venture a prediction.
The Bank Chelsea FC Starting XI Prediction
Forwards: Eden Hazard, Olivier Giroud, Willian
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic
Defenders: Marcos Alonso, David Luiz, Andreas Christensen, Cesar Azpilicueta
Goalkeeper: Kepa Arrizabalaga
United starting XI Prediction: go to this link
Injury Report: go to this link
Odds via Bwin: United 17/4, Draw 11/4, Chelsea FC 7/10
Kickoff: Saturday October 20, 12:30 BST, Stamford Bridge
Prediction: Chelsea FC 2, United 1
As always, feel free to post your own Chelsea FC and/or United starting XI predictions, as well as your best guess as to what the final score will be.
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