Manchester United v Chelsea live stream and team news: Tuchel learned under Rangnick but boasts stunning winning record over him as Red Devils fight to finish in Premier League top four
Ralf Rangnick will battle protegee Thomas Tuchel for the first time in a decade as Manchester United host Chelsea in a must-win game this week.
The Red Devils’ fight to qualify for the Champions League next season is all but over following a 3-1 defeat away at Arsenal last weekend.
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If United are to have any chance of finishing in the top four then winning their last four matches of the season is an absolute.
But Chelsea pose a formidable test, with Tuchel winning four of his five meetings with Rangnick from their time in the Bundesliga together.
The German was also victorious on both his previous trips to Old Trafford as Paris Saint-Germain manager but this will be his first time as Blues boss.
Man United v Chelsea: Date and kick-off time
This Premier League clash will take place on Thursday, April 28.
The match at Old Trafford will kick off at 8pm.
United secured a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture back in November during Michael Carrick’s first Premier League game as caretaker boss.
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Man United v Chelsea: TV channel and live stream
This match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League with live coverage starting from 7pm.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
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talkSPORT will have updates throughout the evening while talkSPORT.com will be running a live blog for all the action.
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Man United v Chesea: Team news
The hosts have a number of injury problems to contend with, but Harry Maguire is set to return to the starting XI after he was benched against Arsenal.
However, the likes of Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, Fred and Edinson Cavani are still in the treatment room.
The away side will hope to welcome back Antonio Rudiger and Mateo Kovacic after the duo missed the 1-0 win over West Ham.
Reece James was also sidelined for that game and is still a doubt while Ben Chilwell and Callum Hudson-Odoi remain long-term absentees.
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Manchester United v Chelsea: Match facts
- Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has been directly involved in 10 goals in 14 away appearances in the Premier League this season (five goals and five assists) – only Mohamed Salah (18), Harry Kane (13) and James Ward-Prowse (11) have more combined goals and assists on the road in the competition this term.
- Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo has scored a hat-trick in each of his last two Premier League home games, doing so in 3-2 victories against Tottenham Hotspur and Norwich City. It’s the seventh time a player has scored a hat-trick in consecutive Premier League home appearances, the first for a Manchester United player, and the first overall since Sergio Agüero in February 2019.
- Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has won both of his away games against Manchester United in all competitions, with both games coming in the Champions League in charge of PSG (2-0 in February 2019, 3-1 in December 2020). He’s also won four of his five meetings with Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick (all in the Bundesliga between 2009 and 2011), although he did lose the most recent one in August 2011.
- Manchester United have lost three of their last four Premier League games (W1), more than they had in their previous 18 (W9 D7 L2). The Red Devils haven’t lost three consecutive league games since December 2015 under Louis van Gaal, while they haven’t conceded at least three goals in three straight league games since December 1978.
- Only Manchester City (39) have won more away points in the Premier League than Chelsea (36) this season, while only Liverpool (40) have scored more goals on the road than the Blues (35). Chelsea have won their last eight away games in all competitions, their longest such run in their history.
- Following a run of four defeats in eight home league games (W3 D1), Manchester United are unbeaten in their last seven at Old Trafford, alternating between victory (4) and a draw (3) each time.
- This is the first time Manchester United and Chelsea are meeting on a Thursday in the Premier League, making it the 13th fixture in the competition to have been played on all seven days of the week. Man Utd are the first opponent the Blues have faced on all seven days, with Man Utd having already faced Aston Villa, Liverpool and Newcastle on Monday-Sunday.
- Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Premier League games against Chelsea, having recorded a shutout in just four of their previous 23 against them.
- Chelsea are winless in eight Premier League games against Manchester United (D5 L3) – only against Arsenal (19 between 1995 and 2005) and Blackburn Rovers (12 between 1992 and 1998) have they had a longer run without a win in the competition.
- Manchester United are unbeaten in their last eight home league games against Chelsea (W3 D5), keeping five clean sheets in that run since a 1-0 loss in May 2013.
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