Manchster United - Chelsea
The Old Trafford side are an established club with pedigree in every competition they have entered. Their marketing deals are synonymous with their success as they tied up back-to-back Premier League titles and a European Cup to boot, while fans from London to Laos, and Abuja to Ankara, all tuned in to cheer.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are a relatively new heavyweight in European football. They are also one of the richest clubs in the world as they are bankrolled by a wealthy Russian sponsor. Their successes have (for the main part) all been recent and the transformation under Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich has arguably had a far greater impact on the Stamford Bridge side than the influence of Ted Drake in the 1950s, although both creeds were poles apart.It is testament to both sides that other clubs have used either Manchester United or Chelsea as a model for their own team.
There are often parallels drawn between Middlesbrough and Arsenal, but Gareth Southgate's reliance on local youth and promotions from the club's academy is reminiscent of Sir Alex Ferguson's class of '92: Ryan Giggs; David Beckham; Nicky Butt and Gary Neville all lifted the FA Youth Cup that year and went on to become full England internationals. Likewise, Stewart Downing, David Wheater and Lee Cattermole (now at Wigan) all rose through 'Boro's ranks.
Chelsea have a new fiscal rival and, for the first time in Premier League history, Roman Abramovich was outbid for a player last summer as Brazilian forward Robinho was transferred to what the newspaper press dubbed 'Middle Eastlands' for a British record fee of £32.5million. With rumours that the Citizens have been sniffing around the likes of Roque Santa Cruz (Daily Mail); Michael Owen (The Express); Adriano (The Mirror); Kolo Toure (Daily Star); and Mikel Arteta (The People), it appears that Manchester City are going to adopt a similar recruitment policy to the Pensioners: buying well-known professionals as opposed to creating and grooming your own.
The media live for these fixtures and the marketing and advertising for such an affair is prepped as soon as the fixture list is announced.
They seldom live up to the hype, but should United claim victories in both their games in hand then that would only lag a point behind league leaders Liverpool. Chelsea's recent form has been a bag of mixed sorts, they are dropping points and relinquishing leads, although their away record has been solid.United have not conceded a goal in the Premier League since Arsenal defeated them 2-1 at the Emirates, and their rearguard will be bolstered with the return of key defenders Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra
Manchester United
Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra both return from four game absences. The former had a back complaint keeping him at bay while the latter was serving suspension.
Squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, O'Shea, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Possebon, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney, Welbeck.
Possible Starting XI: Van der Sar - Neville; Ferdinand; Vidic; Evra - Park; Fletcher; Carrick - Ronaldo; Rooney; Berbatov.
Chelsea
John Terry returns from a three game suspension. Michael Ballack is also available.
Florent Malouda is sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
Squad: Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Mancienne, A Cole, J Cole, Mikel, Deco, Mineiro, Belletti, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba, Stoch, Carvalho, Di Santo.
Possible Starting XI: Cech - Bosingwa; Terry; Carvalho; A Cole - Mikel - Ballack; Lampard; Deco - Anelka; Drogba
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I think Manchester is way better than Chelsea this season. there for i will bet ont he Red Devils and 2.20 at Bet365 looks great. 1-0 or 2-0 si my call.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are a relatively new heavyweight in European football. They are also one of the richest clubs in the world as they are bankrolled by a wealthy Russian sponsor. Their successes have (for the main part) all been recent and the transformation under Jose Mourinho and Roman Abramovich has arguably had a far greater impact on the Stamford Bridge side than the influence of Ted Drake in the 1950s, although both creeds were poles apart.It is testament to both sides that other clubs have used either Manchester United or Chelsea as a model for their own team.
There are often parallels drawn between Middlesbrough and Arsenal, but Gareth Southgate's reliance on local youth and promotions from the club's academy is reminiscent of Sir Alex Ferguson's class of '92: Ryan Giggs; David Beckham; Nicky Butt and Gary Neville all lifted the FA Youth Cup that year and went on to become full England internationals. Likewise, Stewart Downing, David Wheater and Lee Cattermole (now at Wigan) all rose through 'Boro's ranks.
Chelsea have a new fiscal rival and, for the first time in Premier League history, Roman Abramovich was outbid for a player last summer as Brazilian forward Robinho was transferred to what the newspaper press dubbed 'Middle Eastlands' for a British record fee of £32.5million. With rumours that the Citizens have been sniffing around the likes of Roque Santa Cruz (Daily Mail); Michael Owen (The Express); Adriano (The Mirror); Kolo Toure (Daily Star); and Mikel Arteta (The People), it appears that Manchester City are going to adopt a similar recruitment policy to the Pensioners: buying well-known professionals as opposed to creating and grooming your own.
The media live for these fixtures and the marketing and advertising for such an affair is prepped as soon as the fixture list is announced.
They seldom live up to the hype, but should United claim victories in both their games in hand then that would only lag a point behind league leaders Liverpool. Chelsea's recent form has been a bag of mixed sorts, they are dropping points and relinquishing leads, although their away record has been solid.United have not conceded a goal in the Premier League since Arsenal defeated them 2-1 at the Emirates, and their rearguard will be bolstered with the return of key defenders Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra
Manchester United
Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra both return from four game absences. The former had a back complaint keeping him at bay while the latter was serving suspension.
Squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, O'Shea, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Possebon, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney, Welbeck.
Possible Starting XI: Van der Sar - Neville; Ferdinand; Vidic; Evra - Park; Fletcher; Carrick - Ronaldo; Rooney; Berbatov.
Chelsea
John Terry returns from a three game suspension. Michael Ballack is also available.
Florent Malouda is sidelined due to a hamstring injury.
Squad: Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Ivanovic, Terry, Alex, Mancienne, A Cole, J Cole, Mikel, Deco, Mineiro, Belletti, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Anelka, Drogba, Stoch, Carvalho, Di Santo.
Possible Starting XI: Cech - Bosingwa; Terry; Carvalho; A Cole - Mikel - Ballack; Lampard; Deco - Anelka; Drogba
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I think Manchester is way better than Chelsea this season. there for i will bet ont he Red Devils and 2.20 at Bet365 looks great. 1-0 or 2-0 si my call.
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