10. Chelsea are last eight games against Manchester United (W5 D3) and have not lost to the Red Devils since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. Chelsea are 1.60 to win/draw this match.
9. United boss Louis van Gaal and Guus Hiddink of Chelsea will be opposition managers for the first time since March 2006, when Hiddink’s PSV beat Van Gaal’s AZ 2-0 after extra time in the Dutch Cup. Hiddink is3.10 to see his team win.
8. In fact, Van Gaal’s record as a manager against Hiddink reads W1 D1 L4. United are 3.35 to earn a draw.
7. Defeat would condemn United to a fourth top-flight loss for the first time since December 1978 to February 1979. Chelsea are 5.20 to win/win on the HT/FT.
6. If Chelsea lose they will become the second reigning champion, after Ipswich Town (1962/63), to lose 10 of their first 19 matches of a top-flight season. United are 2.53 to win.
5. Chelsea have conceded 29 league goals this season, only three fewer than they conceded in the entire 2014/15 campaign. They are 1.74 to concede first.
4. Diego Costa (5) is the only Chelsea player to have scored more than one Premier League goal this campaign. Costa is suspended for this clash and Chelsea are 2.75 not to score.
3. Only Sunderland (4) have won fewer Premier League away points than Chelsea (5) this season. United are 3.95 to win without conceding.
2. Wayne Rooney (6) is the joint-leading scorer in this fixture (home/away) in the Premier League. He will move ahead of Paul Scholes if he scores on Monday and is priced at 18.00 to net twice.
1. Brazilian Oscar missed a penalty in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Watford on Boxing Day. The midfielder has scored just twice in his last 17 appearances and is 5.75 to score at Old Trafford.
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