- Chelsea vs Manchester United will be the game of the fifth round of the FA Cup
- Both sides will be fighting for the last slot in the quarter finals of the tournament
- The match will be played at Stamford Bridge as the Blues will be having the advantage
Chelsea vs Manchester United will be the final fixture of the fifth round FA cup tie at Stamford Bridge.
It will also be a repeat of the last season's final where Antonio Conte's men got the better of Jose Mourinho's by 1-0 at the Wembley Stadium.
This time, it is a tie between two different managers entirely as Maurizio Sarri will be meeting Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men since he took over from Mourinho last December.
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Going into the game against United, Chelsea suffered their biggest defeat since 1991 losing to Manchester City few days after they were humbled 4-0 by Bournemouth.
The Blues got their confidence back in the slim 2-1 win against Malmo in the last Europa League match away in Sweden.
On the other hand, Solskjaer suffered his first defeat of the season as manager to Paris Saint-Germain in the their first leg round of 16 Champions League clash at Old Trafford.
The French side broke United's 11-game unbeaten streak since the Norwegian boss took over as caretaker manager in December.
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But, Solskjaer's side have move back into the Premier League top four ahead of Arsenal and Chelsea following the impressive run of games.
Man United also went past the Gunners in the fourth round of the FA Cup and will be favourites going into the fixture at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea have eliminated United in the FA Cup on four occasions having met for the fifth time in the last six years, which the Blues have won the last three of them.
United have confirmed injuries to Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard as both players were hauled off in the Champions League tie against PSG as Matteo Darmian and Antonio Valencia will also remain sidelined.
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Reuben Loftus-Cheek has a back injury that kept him out of Chelsea's first away win in 2019 in the Europa League.
Possible line ups:
Chelsea XI: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Emerson; Jorginho, Kante, Barkley; Willian, Higuain, Hazard.
Man Unite XI: De Gea; Young, Jones, Lindelof, Shaw; Matic, Herrera, Pogba; Sanchez, Lukaku, Rashford.
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