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[size=30pt]Manchester Unitd Vs Chelsea
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Match Preview: Manchester United welcome title favourites Chelsea to Old Trafford

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal will not be surprised if striker Diego Costa is involved when Chelsea visit Old Trafford on Sunday.

Costa has not featured for his club since the international break earlier this month, having aggravated a hamstring injury on duty with Spain.

The 26-year-old has also been laid low by a viral infection that forced him to be itted to hospital earlier this week.

However, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho revealed on Friday that Costa "has a little chance" of facing United, and Van Gaal feels the Barclays Premier League's t-top scorer is likely to play some part.

"I think that Jose shall play with
him when he can because he wants
to win," said the Dutchman.

"Ofcourse he can play maybe, because
he has trained individually. I have
heard and read on the websites. I also have my eyes always open.

"He's scored nine [goals] out of seven [matches] – that is remarkable. So he's in good shape, I think.

But he was ill yesterday [Thursday] so you never know." Chelsea hold a five-point lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League standings after claiming seven wins and a draw in a fine start to the season.

United lie 10 points back in sixth and Van Gaal acknowledges his side face a stiff challenge this weekend.

"Chelsea are one of the top teams, I think also Manchester City are at the moment," he added. "Jose has worked more than one year already with his team and last year they didn't win any prizes, so you have to build up and he has built up Chelsea.

"They are playing like a team and I want my team to do that as well, but to play for 90 minutes. "We did that against West Bromwich Albion [on Monday in a 2-2 draw], played as a team, but we also made individual errors.

That was our problem." United will be without captain Wayne Rooney as he completes a three-match suspension, while Michael Carrick (ankle) remains
short of match fitness.

However, Angel Di Maria has been ed fit following a thigh injury scare.

Chelsea striker Loic Remy has been
ruled out after picking up a groin injury in a midweek UEFA Champions League rout of Maribor.

Mourinho was content to play it safe when settling for a goalless draw at Old Trafford last season but insists he wants a win this time around.

"We are playing well, we are confident, we are top of the league
and we are in a good position to qualify in the Champions League,"
he said. "The camp is happy and
we are ready for the game.

"We go to every match to win but sometimes during a game a point is
a positive point and a positive
result.

"Last year, at a certain moment the game was very difficult to win and I think both teams accepted the point as a normal result.

"On Sunday we go to win. If you give me one point now – and we don't have to play the game – I will not accept it. I want to fight for the three points."

Manchester United (from) : Amos, De Gea, Johnstone, Lindegaard, Blackett, Blind, Jones, Rafael, Rojo, Shaw, Smalling, Vermijl, Anderson, Di Maria, Fellaini, Fletcher, Herrera, James, Januzaj, Mata, Young, Falcao, W Keane, Van Persie, Wilson.

Chelsea (from) : Cech, Courtois, Schwarzer, Ake, Azpilicueta,
Cahill, Christensen, Filipe,
Ivanovic, Terry, Zouma, Fabregas,
Hazard, Matic, Mikel, Oscar,
Ramires, Salah, Willian, Costa,
Drogba, Schurrle.

Match Appointments
Referee: Phil Dowd
Assistants: G Beswick, D Cann
Fourth Official: C Foy

Fowlcow will turn to fowl when he sees Costa.
Chelsea, the new nightmare nightmare for EPL teams.

If Manchester united beat Chelsea , I will give my out the designer footwears I am selling for free.
..


746 F8F4C

If ManU wins, ai will lay 5Crates of eggs for ma babe

luvola:
If Manchester united beat Chelsea , I will give my out the designer footwears I am selling for free.
..


746 F8F4C

Skimpledawg:
If ManU wins, ai will lay 5Crates of eggs for ma babe

Baba Gimme Ur Number, U Must Lay That Egg

See them. If man u wins they'll blame the ref for racism against mikel and ramires

HugeCock:
See them. If man u wins they'll blame the ref for racism against mikel and ramires

I just can't wait to see where Park d' Bus FC fans will lay the blame come 26th. is it Mou faulting one of his bus drivers? or the agberos lynching the ref? i don't just know!

if manu wins then keshi will be named best manager of the year who wants to bet

pamcode:
if manu wins then keshi will be named best manager of the year who wants to bet

Ogbeni! What are you saying
Keshi nibo?

sylvalord:
Baba Gimme Ur Number, U Must Lay That Egg

Ya malee dey sell eggs abi she get Poultry? !! Am lookin for a WholeSaler......ai want to dey supply afta d match incase ManUre wins

Manutd: dealing with bus parkers since 1896!

SetrakusRa:


I just can't wait to see where Park d' Bus FC fans will lay the blame come 26th. is it Mou faulting one of his bus drivers? or the agberos lynching the ref? i don't just know!

Whu is dz 1? ....abeg e shift!

MaziOmenuko:
Manutd: dealing with bus parkers since 1896!

Mazi, ai respect yu oo! Cos ai af read ya stories online wella!










So DON'T try dz next tym! Inugo?

MaziOmenuko:
Manutd: dealing with bus parkers since 1896!

Mazi, na cos ai knw yhu! Ai af read ya stories on Nland wella!











So DON'T try dz next time! OR

Skimpledawg:

Mazi, na cos ai knw yhu! Ai af read ya stories on Nland wella!











So DON'T try dz next time! OR

Lol...bros no be me snap the pix nau!

MaziOmenuko:


Lol...bros no be me snap the pix nau!

Ai don warn yhu!! If anytin apuns to me hia cos am a chelsea fan....ehh! Ai will tel ma boiz (Hazard da Rapist) to rape without merci on sunday!!








BE WARNED

Skimpledawg:

Ai don warn yhu!! If anytin apuns to me hia cos am a chelsea fan....ehh! Ai will tel ma boiz (Hazard da Rapist) to rape without merci on sunday!!








BE WARNED

For where! Na only that una female doctor una go dey molest anyhow! Una go fall, hold hand for prickk dey pretend say una get injury for prickk make she come rub am!

MaziOmenuko:


For where! Na only that una female doctor una go dey molest anyhow! Una go fall, hold hand for prickk dey pretend say una get injury for prickk make she come rub am!

Chai!! Only yu na HATERS ...do write anoda story jare! Comedy no b Ya line

SetrakusRa:


I just can't wait to see where Park d' Bus FC fans will lay the blame come 26th. is it Mou faulting one of his bus drivers? or the agberos lynching the ref? i don't just know!

nah...we dont do parking anymore.....thats old skul instead we make you park ur bus then we destroy.

luvola:
If Manchester united beat Chelsea , I will give my out the designer footwears I am selling for free.
..


746 F8F4C

You are blessed

pamcode:
if manu wins then keshi will be named best manager of the year who wants to bet

Another blessing for you sir

If Diego Costa is fit 3 - 0

If Remy is fit 2 - 0

If Scrulle is fit 1 - 0

Moral : We are going to old trashford to get another clean sheet and I can assure you guys that we are going home with a win no matter what.

With Hazardous Hazard, Fabre, Willian, Oscar, Matic, Luiz, Cahill, John Terry and Ivanovic manutd will be disgraced in front of their fans

#Can'twait

#ChelseaFc

#Since1905

#CFC

#KTBFFH

#TeamPriceless

#TopOfTheTable (TTT)

#UnbeatedRun


Nothing More, Nothing Less

ARE THEY MAD?

Dafuq? United aren't halting anything they're gonna get beaten so badly it will hurt

Man u fans get mouth sha

ManU fans will come now with their famous statement that is "Chelsea fans likes making mouth and shouting." Now who is Shouting? Chaii, I cant wait oo..

After some mumu go say we dey make mouth.

Costa biscuit has been declared fit

The fear of Hazardous Hazard, Fabre and Diegoooooooooooooooooo Costaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa is the downfall of the theatre of dreams

That's how I'm gonna scream costa's name when he scores

Are they mad?

HATERZ, He's fit


Diego Costa could return to the Chelsea side at Manchester United, despite being hospitalised with a virus this week.
The Premier League's top goalscorer has missed his side's last two games with ongoing hamstring trouble but was also struck down by illness before the midweek Champions League win over Maribor.
The virus was serious enough for Costa to spend a night in hospital, and he is yet to train with his team-mates ahead of the Super Sunday trip to Old Trafford.
But Jose Mourinho said: "Diego has a little chance. I'm not saying he can play. I'm saying that we are trying. We will see what happens between Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
"Everything happened to him. He was obviously injured and he had to go to the hospital with a viral situation that we didn't manage to resolve without being in hospital over one night.
"The problem is that being ill obviously didn't help his recovery process because we didn't want him here at Cobham. The medical staff were going to meet him at his house."
Costa's absence would leave Didier Drogba as Mourinho's only recognised centre-forward available as Loic Remy remains out.
The international has a groin problem, and the Chelsea boss estimates his rehabilitation period at "two weeks, three weeks".
Mourinho also confirmed Thibaut Courtois will start in goal in Manchester, while John Obi Mikel, Ramires and Andre Schurrle all have a chance of playing after injuries and illness.