A repeat of last season’s FA Cup final will take place at Stamford Bridge on Monday as Chelsea take on Manchester United in a heavyweight fifth round clash.
The Blues ran out 1-0 winners at Wembley last May, but come into this clash on the back of a 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City in their last Premier League game.
Latest odds
However, having come out on top in each of the last four FA Cup ties against this opposition, they are 19/20 (1.95) favourites with bet365 to make it five in a row here.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer suffered his first defeat since taking temporary command in last week’s Champions League tie against PSG, but is priced at 3/1 (4.0) to bounce back with a big win in this one.
GettyThe sides shared a 2-2 draw when they met here in October’s league encounter, and you can get odds of 11/4 (3.75) on this one heading into extra-time after another stalemate.
Team news
Ruben Loftus-Cheek is a doubt after missing Thursday’s 2-1 Europa League victory over Malmo due to a back injury.
Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial have joined Matteo Darmian and Antonio Valencia on the sidelines after suffering injuries against PSG, while Alexis Sanchez is also a doubt.
Fragile Blues
While victory in Sweden will have at least alleviated some of the pressure, Maurizio Sarri remains on very thin ice following the humiliating defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
Following on from a shock 4-0 loss at Bournemouth in the previous away game – fourth in consecutive matches on the road – that result has raised serious question marks about the entire Sarri project at Stamford Bridge.
Although home advantage should help prevent another embarrassing result, Chelsea still don’t seem like deserved heavy favourites to come out on top against the Red Devils.
Predictions
Having won all five of their away matches since Jose Mourinho’s departure – including victories at Arsenal and Tottenham – Manchester United look like decent value at 17/20 (1.85) to simply avoid defeat here.
Man United to win or draw at 17/20 (1.85) for a 2pt stake with bet365