Manchester United and Chelsea will face off in the Premier League for the first time this season on Saturday evening.
The two sides have a lot of history, and more could be created on Saturday as Erik ten Hag faces Graham Potter for the second time this season.
Potter and Manchester United have met once before this season already on the opening weekend, with Potter's then Brighton side defeating the Red Devils 2-1 at Old Trafford.
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Erik ten Hag has spoken in his pre-match press conference about facing Potter again, saying the previous meeting means "nothing" in context of this upcoming fixture.
It is a different team, different game," Ten Hag said. We are further in the process."
The Dutch manager also added: "Now I know more about him and maybe in the first game he knew more about me, Manchester United. It is not a fight between managers."
One man who will obviously not play for Manchester United against Chelsea is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been axed from the first team squad after his stunt of leaving the bench early against Tottenham on Wednesday.
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“I am the manager. I am responsible for the culture. I have to set the standards and values," said Ten Hag in response to being questioned on why he removed Ronaldo from the squad.
It is likely that the front three will stay as Marcus Rashford up front, with Jadon Sancho supporting from the left and Antony continuing on the right wing.
The defence looked incredibly settled against Tottenham, and Erik ten Hag does not really have much of a reason to change things, unless deemed necessary for fitness reasons.
So David de Gea will keep his place in goal, and he will be supported in front by Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez, who both had excellent performances on Wednesday.
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Diogo Dalot will keep his place at right back after his brilliant match in mid-week (and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is still injured anyway), and Luke Shaw should maintain his starting position at left-back.
It seems as though Shaw has reinstated himself as the Manchester United front runner for the position after being usurped earlier on in the season by Tyrell Malacia, who will no doubt get another chance soon.
The midfield is where the hardest positions to predict are, however, based off merit, it is hard to change any of the three who started against Spurs.
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Fred, after a sub-par performance against Newcastle last Sunday, was nothing short of class against Tottenham, and Casemiro was a delight to watch.
Bruno Fernandes, current interim Manchester United captain in the absence of Harry Maguire, also put in one of his best performances of the season, leaving Christian Eriksen on the bench for the fixture.
Full predicted XI
De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw, Fred, Casemiro, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford, Antony.
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