Eight facts you may not know surrounding Manchester United v Chelsea match

To their credit, the guys over at Vital Football have come up with eight brilliant facts you may not know surrounding the upcoming clash between Manchester United v Chelsea.

These are great, here you will find some very interesting key facts that surround the biggest game of the round in the Premier League.

Let’s begin:

8. The Upper Hand

• Chelsea have had the upper hand in matches with Manchester United in recent times, the last 12 fixtures, in all competitions, haven`t seen United win with Chelsea winning 7 and drawing 5.

7. Things aren’t as good as they seem

• Manchester United`s recent home form in the Premier League isn’t that good when it comes to the last four fixtures against Chelsea, they’ve not registered a win and have scored just the 1 goal.

6. End of the road?

• If Chelsea are to win this fixture the will end a run of 21 unbeaten games Manchester United have accumulated, a run that has seen them win 11 and draw 10.

5. Manchester United’s record

• Manchester United approach this fixture having lost just 1 game at Old Trafford, in all competitions, this season, winning 24 and drawing 12.

4. Chelsea’s Record

• Chelsea are in pretty decent form in the Premier League, the last 11 games have resulted in 8 wins, 2 draws and just 1 defeat.

3. The Best Away Record

• Chelsea have the best away record in the Premier League, with 11 wins and a total of 36 points from 16 games.

2. Motivation

• Diego Costa is one goal short of 50 goals in the Premier League, however Chelsea`s top-scorer hasn`t scored in 4 consecutive Premier League games.

1. Kante’s record against United

• The last 2 goals Chelsea have scored against Manchester United have both, perhaps surprisingly, come from the boot of N`Golo Kante. Those 2 goals are the only goals Kante has scored for Chelsea in 34 appearances.