Manchester United and Chelsea play a key classic tonight in the fight for qualification for the Champions League. Manchester City and Liverpool, immersed in their race to win the Premier, already have their seats secured and two remain to be decided. Chelsea, third with 65 points, will practically ensure the passport to win today at Old Trafford, while United (sixth with 54) play their last chances.
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The situation of the ‘red devils’, who lost to Liverpool (4-0) and Arsenal (3-1) last week and have four games to play, is so desperate that their coach Ralf Rangnick admitted yesterday: “I don’t think makes sense to continue talking or thinking about the Champions League. We have to be realistic.” Arsenal (fourth and marking the Champions zone) has 60 points with one game in hand.
Maguire and Sancho are added to the losses of Pogba, Cavani, Fred and Shaw at United for this advanced classic of matchday 37.
Thomas Tuchel, for his part, does not have Chilwell, Kovacic and Hudson-Odoi. The Chelsea coach is reunited with his German compatriot Rangnick, who coached him when he played for Stuttgarter Kickers in the 1990s, then in the Second Division.
Likely lineups
Manchester United-Chelsea
Stadium: Old Trafford
Manchester United: De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Alex Telles; McTominay, Matic; Elanga, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Cristiano Ronaldo
Coach: Ralf Rangnick
Edouard Mendy; Chalobah, Thiago Silva, Rudiger; Azpilicueta, Kante, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso; Mount, Pulisic; Havertz
Coach: Thomas Tuchel
Referee: Mike Dean
