Chelsea vs Manchester United Preview

This game offers Manchester United and Chelsea a last opportunity to salvage their season and end on a high after yet another disappointing showing from the two English giants.

Chelsea have had the worse season of the two with the Blues ending their campaign in a disappointing 5^th place in the league table despite coming into the season as defending champions.

With their Champions League season also ended early by Barcelona, this has been a disappointing season for Antonio Conte who could reportedly be sacked even if he wins this game and a defeat would see him leave Stamford Bridge with his reputation bruised.

Manchester United have had a better season than their opponents.

They finished outside the top four last season, but their focus on the Europa League eventually paid off.

They have had a better season this time, with the Red Devils finishing inside the top two, however, their disappointing exit from the Champions and occasional shocking losses to small teams have left their fans frustrated – Jose Mourinho is a man for the big occasions and he will be looking to deliver here again.

Manchester United’s end of the season saw just two goals scored in their last three games as Mourinho refused to adopt a more attacking style of play.

They defeated Watford, lost to Brighton, and then drew against West Ham.

Chelsea drew their penultimate game 1-1 at home to Huddersfield before losing emphatically 3-0 to Newcastle in their last league game of the season.

That result would not have done their confidence a world of good ahead of this match.

Chelsea have three wins, two losses and two draws from their last seven games against Manchester United.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Chelsea

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Newcastle United		3-0		Chelsea	13 May, 2018	English Premier League
D	Chelsea		1-1		Huddersfield Town	9 May, 2018	English Premier League
W	Chelsea		1-0		Liverpool	6 May, 2018	English Premier League
W	Swansea City		0-1		Chelsea	28 Apr, 2018	English Premier League
W	Chelsea		2-0		Southampton	22 Apr, 2018	English FA Cup

Manchester United

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Manchester United		1-0		Watford	13 May, 2018	English Premier League
D	West Ham United		0-0		Manchester United	10 May, 2018	English Premier League
L	Brighton & Hove Albion		1-0		Manchester United	4 May, 2018	English Premier League
W	Manchester United		2-1		Arsenal	29 Apr, 2018	English Premier League
W	Manchester United		2-1		Tottenham Hotspur	21 Apr, 2018	English FA Cup

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Manchester United		2-1		Chelsea	25 Feb, 2018	English Premier League
Chelsea		1-0		Manchester United	5 Nov, 2017	English Premier League
Manchester United		2-0		Chelsea	16 Apr, 2017	English Premier League
Chelsea		1-0		Manchester United	13 Mar, 2017	English FA Cup
Chelsea		4-0		Manchester United	23 Oct, 2016	English Premier League