The Blues head north to Manchester this midweek and we preview this Premier League match-up with the best stats and facts...
Chelsea vs Man United head to head
Man Utd are unbeaten in our last eight meetings in the competition (three wins, five draws) which is the longest current run we have failed to win against any other 2021/22 Premier League club.
United are unbeaten in the last eight Premier League meetings at Old Trafford against Chelsea, winning three, drawing five and keeping five clean sheets.
Chelsea’s last victory at Old Trafford was in May 2013 when Juan Mata’s 87th-minute goal secured all three points for the Blues.
Our six Premier League victories at Old Trafford have come under six different managers: Glenn Hoddle, Ruud Gullit, Claudio Ranieri, Jose Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti and Rafael Benitez.
In the reverse fixture at the Bridge, Jadon Sancho opened scoring just after-half time on the counter-attack following a Chelsea free-kick and Jorginho equalised 19 minutes later from the penalty spot.
Chelsea stats
We have the second-best away record in the Premier League this season (behind Man City) with 36 points (11 wins) from 16 games. Our two defeats came at West Ham and Man City.
Only Manchester City (eight) have conceded fewer away league goals than Chelsea in the top flight this term (nine from 16 games) and only Liverpool have scored more goals on the road (40) than Thomas Tuchel’s side (35).
Chelsea had 26 shots against West Ham (12 of them blocked), the most we have had in a Premier League game this season.
The Blues have the highest goals-to-shots ratio in the Premier League (20 per cent).
Chelsea have not been losing at half-time in any of our 32 Premier League games this season.
Milestones
Marcos Alonso’s next appearance will be his 150th in the Premier League for the Blues.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s next start will be his 50th for Chelsea.
Thiago Silva made his 50th Premier League appearance against West Ham on Sunday.
Man United stats
After scoring at Arsenal last weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score a century of goals in both la Liga and the Premier League. Ronaldo has scored a hat-trick in each of his last two Premier League home games against Norwich and Tottenham.
Bruno Fernandes is the first United player to miss the target with two penalties in a Premier League season since Teddy Sheringham in 1997/98.
Only Leeds United’s Illan Meslier (125) has made more saves in the Premier League this term than David de Gea (116).
Chelsea have never come up against Ralf Rangnick before either as a manager or player.