Manchester United vs Chelsea: Three things to expect from Sunday's crucial battle

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By GiveMeSport

Published Apr 26, 2019

Chelsea travel to Old Trafford on Sunday

It’s becoming the race that no one wants to win. The opportunity to finish in the top four of the Premier League, and cement Champions League football next season, is seemingly an overwhelming task for all those involved.

A string of bad results for Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United mean that United (currently sitting in 6th) could still make top four. They could take a giant stride towards that on Sunday by beating Chelsea at home. But the wretched form that United find themselves in offers little guarantees at this moment, and Chelsea will feel good going into the match.

The eyes of the Premier League (and suiters in La Liga) will be on Old Trafford. Both Paul Pogba and Eden Hazard are being strongly linked with a move to Real Madrid to start the new era of Galacticos.

Hazard is in the better form of the two players, and if Chelsea are to return to the Champions League he will be the difference between Chelsea and the clubs around them. He is an immensely talented player, who if he does leave the Premier League in the summer, will be sorely missed.

It is very obvious that Manchester United are in a crisis situation. The squad is below where it should be in terms of ability, confidence is rock bottom, they’ve lost seven of their last nine, and haven’t scored a goal in open play since the start of the month. The expected humbling by local rivals Manchester City only increased the pressure on United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

To say the entire structure of the club needs an overhaul is an understatement. But in order to bring in the players of the highest quality, and to retain some of them, United need to be playing Champions League football next season. For some of the players it is now time for them to show they are worth the shirt they wear.

With all of that in mind, we've taken a look at three things to consider for Sunday's game with GIVEMEBET.

It’s no secret that United are struggling badly, and many would expect that to continue this weekend. But United are due a goal, having not found the net in their last three games. For Chelsea to win and both teams to score you can get 33/10.

As mentioned above, Hazard is the key man for Chelsea and many will expect him to get on the score sheet on Sunday. For him to score first and Chelsea to win is 8/1.

It’s fair to say that Alexis Sanchez's time at United has been a disaster. It’s likely that Sanchez will leave this summer, and in what could prove to be one of his final appearances at Old Trafford, Sanchez could redeem himself with a goal. To score anytime during the game is 5/2.