Ruben Amorim will be Manchester United’s next permanent manager, but this Sunday it will be Ruud van Nistelrooy once again in the dugout.
It will be a second game at the interim helm for Ruud van Nistelrooy, as the club legend saw a 5-2 win against Leicester during his first.
This Sunday however will see Manchester United faced with a far more difficult task as Chelsea will come to Old Trafford.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 14 |  Man UtdManchester United | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 5 |  ChelseaChelsea | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 17 |
Chelsea presents a difficult challenge for Van Nistelrooy to work out, with Enzo Maresca’s side the second top scorers in the league.
We are sure Ruben Amorim will be watching closely from Lisbon as United look to potentially move as high as 10th should results all go in the Red Devils’ favour.
How Manchester United could line-up vs Chelsea
The squad available to Van Nistelrooy will largely entail the same names as we saw on Wednesday, with only Christian Eriksen potentially returning.
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We expect that after the success against Leicester, changes will be kept to a minimum.
So here is how we predict United to line-up against Chelsea.
Andre Onana
In goal, Altay Bayindir got a rare and deserved start on Wednesday night but against Chelsea, we assume Andre Onana will come back into the starting line-up.
Diogo Dalot
Moving into the defence, the right-back position should see Diogo Dalot handed a starting role once again – with Van Nistelrooy likely to trust the players who won him his first game.
Matthijs de Ligt
Despite some high-profile errors, since his arrival in August Matthijs de Ligt has been solid for the majority and should be in line for another start here.
Victor Lindelof
Alongside De Ligt we are predicting will be Victor Lindelof after the pair looked strong on Wednesday.
Lisandro Martinez
Lindelof’s inclusion at centre-back means it could be another shift at left-back for Lisandro Martinez as he provided some real balance to the team while performing there.
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Manuel Ugarte
Against Leicester City, Manuel Ugarte put in his best performance to date since his £42m move in the summer transfer window and deserves to start against Chelsea.
Casemiro
Alongside Ugarte, should be Casemiro after the pair showed off a great dynamic on Wednesday. Casemiro scored a brace as well which places him well to start this one.
Marcus Rashford
In recent weeks Marcus Rashford has been deployed more and more on the right side of attack. Having impressed here, we anticipate that he will be in line for another start.
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Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes bagged a brace of his own on Wednesday night as he returned to form – therefore we imagine Van Nistelrooy will absolutely be starting the club captain again here.
Alejandro Garnacho
On the left, we imagine Alejandro Garnacho is among the first names on the team sheet right now as he is proving time and time again that he is United’s most dangerous player.
Rasmus Hojlund
Finally, up top, we expect to see a change with Rasmus Hojlund starting in place of Joshua Zirkzee as he looks to add to his two goals this season.
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