The Blues host Manchester United in classic clash in 2018/19 FA Cup fifth round

Manchester United vs Chelsea
Chelsea will play Manchester United on Monday in the FA Cup
Chelsea and Manchester United are set to go head to head on Monday in 2018/19 FA Cup fifth round as both eye progression to the quarter-finals. Both teams will be looking for a win here.

Kick-off : 7:30 PM (Local)

Venue : Stamford Bridge, London

Manchester United have done well in 2018/19 FA Cup so far as in the previous round they outplayed The Gunners 3-1 to reach till here. They will now have their eyes set on the trophy although Chelsea awaits.

United know how much quality the team is and they must maintain the standard in games to come. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have has been extremely good and have made The Red Devils play some outstanding football.

Though against Chelsea a real test lies and they must come out on top to show their class.

On the other hand, The Blues too have done well thus far in 2018/19 FA Cup to reach till here and they will hope to keep paying the brand of football that they play under any circumstances.

Chelsea know their path to FA Cup glory is tough as Manchester United is in the way but The Blues know they are a top club and must play the way they have won trophies and will give their best shot.

Manchester United have a good record against Chelsea and they will look to continue the good work.

Team news and possible line-ups

Ruben Loftus-Cheek will not be available for Chelsea for the Manchester United game as due to injury.

As for The Red Devils, Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Antonio Valencia will all be unavailable as due to injuries.

Chelsea XI : Kepa, Azpilicueta, D. Luiz, Rudiger, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Barkley, Willian, Higuain, Hazard.

Manchester United XI : De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Bailly, Shaw, Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.

Prediction

It’s tough to predict the outcome of this game between two of the best clubs in the world, may the best team on the day which commits less mistakes win the game.

 

Alankrit Mathur

Hi, I am Alankrit Mathur. I have a passion for Football & Cricket. I love to write blogs about the above mentioned sports.

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