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Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford this afternoon in desperate need of a win.

Ruud van Nistelrooy will take charge of his second game as interim manager and his first in the Premier League.

His side are coming off a confident 5-2 League cup win against Leicester in the midweek.

The Dutchman mentioned that he will not make too many changes from his XI on Wednesday.

He is expected to be nine men short for his first big challenge as United manager.

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Injury News

Defenders

In defence, Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire are all still unavailable.

Yoro should be back within the next month, while Maguire’s return is expectedly imminent.

However, there is no new information on Shaw and Malacia’s recovery process.

Midfielders

United have a serious midfield injury crisis, with Kobbie Mainoo, Toby Collyer, Christian Eriksen and Mason Mount set to miss the affair.

Mainoo could be fit to play before the international break on Nov 11, but United may not risk rushing him back into action.

Mount has been struggling with a hamstring issue since September and there has been no recent updates on his fitness status.

Meanwhile, Collyer and Eriksen are new casualties for United, both suffering injuries over the last week.

The former is expected to be out for a month, but no details have been released on the severity of Eriksen’s injury.

The Danish midfielder pulled out of Wednesday night’s game against Leicester just hours before kick-off.

Attackers

Antony is the only attacking player set to miss today’s game, as he suffered an ankle injury against Fenerbahce on October 24.

For Chelsea, Jadon Sancho has battled an illness for the last week, according to Enzo Maresca.

However, even if he was fit, he would be unable to play his parent club as he is on loan at Chelsea from United.

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Manchester United Predicted XI vs Chelsea

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