It’s going to be a very special Sunday in the Premier League, and make sure to enjoy it, because a long international break follows. Manchester City hosts Arsenal in a prelude to Manchester United visiting Chelsea.
The latter is a match that’s overflowing with storylines, and we’ve got you covered here. Let’s take a spin through some of the news links relating to this match. (For part one of United vs Chelsea story links go here)
–Via ESPN FC: Cesc Fabregas says Chelsea players are not unhappy with the training regime of manager Antonio Conte, but are finding the hectic domestic and Champions League schedule challenging.
-After Chelsea’s last match, a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of AS Roma in the UEFA Champions League, Conte said his team lacked the desire and hunger of the opposition, and that’s got to be alarming heading into a match of such magnitude as this.
Jose Mourinho press conference video: go to this link
MUFC Injury report: go to this link
–Via the Daily Mirror, Paul Pogba was joined by Stoke City stars Mame Biram Diouf and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting as he attended Kurt Zouma‘s 23rd birthday party. Chelsea have sent Zouma on loan to Stoke this season.
-Chelsea are hoping to get their all-world midfielder N’Golo Kante back for this one, as he’s missed the past six games. He was left out of the France squad for the upcoming international break.
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