Chelsea vs man utd preview



  • Chelsea have not lost any of their last seven league games against Manchester United (W3 D4). They've never gone eight without defeat against United in their league history.
  • Manchester United have lost more Premier League fixtures against Chelsea than any other side (16).
  • Of those 16 Chelsea wins against Manchester United, five were recorded by Jose Mourinho, more than any other boss for the Blues.
  • Jose Mourinho lost just one league game at Stamford Bridge between 2004/05 and 2014/15 (W76 D21). He then lost four of his final eight games there in 2015/16 (W3 D1).
  • The only time in his career Mourinho has managed an opposition side at Stamford Bridge was with Inter Milan in March 2010, knocking out Chelsea in the Champions League.
  • David Luiz has twice scored against Manchester United in the Premier League but his only own goal is against the Red Devils.
  • Wayne Rooney has gone six Premier League games without scoring against Chelsea, this after converting two penalties against them in February 2012.
  • Manchester United have won just one of their last eight Premier League trips to London (W1 D3 L4).
  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored against Chelsea in both of his appearances against them last season in the Champions League.
  • After scoring with four of his first 15 shots in the Premier League, Ibrahimovic has failed to find the net with any of his last 26 in the competition.
  • Diego Costa has scored seven times in his opening eight league games this season. Only two Chelsea players have scored more goals in their first eight matches of a campaign - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in 2001/02 (8) and Diego Costa himself in 2014/15 (9).
  • This season, Jose Mourinho has registered his lowest points total (14) after his first eight league games with a new club since his stint with Uniao de Leiria (10 points).
  • Since his debut in August 2012, Eden Hazard has scored more Premier League goals than any other midfielder in the competition (44)

  • Source :talkspot