Even with the greatest midfielder of all time....Carrick...and others maybe missing, United's main weapon is Van Gaal. His tactical fine-tuning took a minute, but it's all paying off with crazy volleys, sexy passing moves and rival thrashing. And with the way United are playing, they can beat a Chelsea team who are limping to the finish line rather than sprinting with their chests out.
Mourinho will definitely go cautious again and wants a draw. He is not even thinking of winning. It's all matter of getting those points and not even allowing United or Arsenal to have the faintest glimmer of the improbable happening. So that means United will need to work hard to break down a very hardworking and organized Chelsea rearguard.
I will stick with my early call. United are playing really well, Chelsea are not. Unlike QPR and Hull, United have the players to really hurt Chelsea and those that can finish. As long as boring Van Persie is not anywhere near the stadium, then United will give Chelsea a serious game.
But it is Mourinho. He is already devising a way of stifling the flow of the match and making it as slow and rugged as possible. The more bitty and patchy the game is, the more it suits Chelsea rather than United who, armed with enough juju to take over the world, prefer to play the grounded passing game.
Nothing to play for with regards to the league, but hey...should be nice master versus old apprentice match.HH
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