Man United vs Chelsea score predicted as Ruud van Nistelrooy impresses again

Ruud van Nistelrooy will be looking to lead Manchester United to a second win in two games under his guidance when they welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford in the Premier League later today.

After Erik ten Hag was sacked, United acted quickly in finding his permanent replacement with the club confirming that Ruben Amorim is the new United head coach, signing on a two-and-a-half-year contract. Amorim will take charge of United for the first time after the November international break, so for now, Van Nistelrooy will remain in charge of the club.

The Dutchman led United to a 5-2 win over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup in his first game as United boss, and he will be hoping for a similar sort of result when they take on Chelsea in the Premier League. The last time Chelsea managed to win a game at Old Trafford came back in 2013, but the Blues have been impressive so far this season, currently sitting in fifth place and six points ahead of Van Nistelrooy's side.

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To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries and suspensions.

We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Martinez, Mazraoui; Casemiro, Ugarte, Fernandes; Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho.

We predict that the Blues could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Sanchez; Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Lavia; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson.

Chelsea had a fantastic chance fall their way in the 20th minute when Diogo Dalot's sliced clearance fell to the feet of Nicolas Jackson, but the striker's early shot curled just wide of the post – a