Ruud van Nistelrooy might have a Manchester United dilemma to try and solve vs Chelsea

Manchester United will be targeting a second win in as many games under caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy when they welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford in the Premier League this afternoon.

United, who confirmed the appointment of Ruben Amorim as their new head coach on Friday, will be looking to build on Wednesday night's 5-2 win over Leicester City in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.

Van Nistelrooy will remain in charge until Amorim officially starts work at Old Trafford on November 11 and will oversee the next three matches.

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He will be hoping his side can build on the positive performance they produced against the Foxes and start turning their league fortunes around. United have won just three of their opening nine league matches this season.

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With Amorim not taking charge until the international break, Van Nistelrooy is the man tasked with trying to oversee an upturn in fortunes over the next three games. Wednesday night's win over Leicester was the perfect start for the Dutchman, but a start is all it was.

United have won just three of their first nine league games this season and are currently closer to the relegation zone than they are the top of the table. Chelsea, on paper, will pose the sternest test United will face over the next eight days, but you would not bet against them pulling something out of the hat this afternoon to kick-start their season.

Following this afternoon's tussle with the Londoners, United will welcome PAOK to Old Trafford in the Europa League on Thursday night and