Chelsea v Manchester United: Key battles will be on the left wings

Saturday Night Football pits Premier League leaders Chelsea against in-form Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. With the help of Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher, we pick out some of the key battles that could decide the contest…

Chelsea go into the weekend with a seven-point lead at the top of the table but it’s visitors Manchester United with the greater momentum having beaten Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City in recent weeks.

Louis van Gaal appears to have hit upon a formula for success with their left flank playing a huge part in that thanks to the performances of Daley Blind, Marouane Fellaini and Ashley Young…

“I think Blind and Young are both intelligent players,” Gary Neville told Sky Sports. “They understand their positions and they are picking up what Louis van Gaal wants. You have to put Fellaini into the mix as well given where he’s playing in that left channel and that’s been a feature of Manchester United’s play in these last few weeks.

“Against Tottenham it was the most outstanding element in United’s game and I think it won them the game. It posed problems for Liverpool as well and it certainly posed problems for Manchester City on Sunday. Chelsea now have to prove that they can handle it on Saturday. The other three teams that they’ve played against haven’t been able to handle it.”

Fellaini received a standing ovation from the Manchester United supporters inside Old Trafford after another strong performance in their 4-2 derby triumph over Manchester City. The away side failed to pick up the tall Belgian as he drifted to the left flank with Yaya Toure allowing him far too much space to latch onto long diagonals unchecked.

“Fellaini is someone who needs special attention, there’s no doubt about that,” said Neville. “He needed special attention at Everton and it’s the same at Manchester United.” City seemed to fail to grasp the importance of that but it’s not an error many would expect Jose Mourinho to make.

“Jose Mourinho very rarely gets done tactically in a big game,” Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports. “His record is fantastic. He won’t just go in with his normal setup. He’ll do something different, I’m convinced of it. He won’t allow the space and the problems United are causing down that left side to happen. He’ll set up to stop them.”

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