Chelsea must view Manchester United's decline as a warning as they prepare for Roman Abramovich exit

Chelsea travel to Manchester United facing a potential crisis this summer, but they should use the visit to Old Trafford as a warning. Thomas Tuchel’s men face great uncertainty over the next couple of months. It is not yet clear which of the billionaire consortia trying to buy them will be given the nod.

Nor is it clear what the ambitions are of the winning bidder. Ad/> Do they want to revel in soft power and fund them as generously as Roman Abramovich for most of his time in London, or do they want to gut it and run it on fumes as the Glazer families have? Premier League'I don't think anybody likes it' — Tuchel sad to see Rudiger leave Chelsea2 HOURS AGO While the Floridians have rarely come to survey the damage they have done to United, they occasionally turn up to cup finals. Those opportunities have dropped off over the last decade.

Since Alex Ferguson departed they have been able to take in the FA Cup and League Cup, two barely domestically significant trinkets, and two Europa League finals. While Jose Mourinho delivered in the former, the failure in the latter under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought a dramatic contrast. Will Klopp usurp Guardiola as the world's best coach? 'I don't think anybody likes it' — Tuchel sad to see Rudiger leave Chelsea Rangnick considers turning to youth with Maguire, Sancho out against Chelsea The Portuguese was a manager in decline but he kept the club progressing until they gave him a sarcastically dreadful transfer window of Diogo Dalot, Fred and Lee Grant.