One of the most important matches in this season’s Barclays Premier League will be played on Monday between Manchester United and Chelsea. Both teams are desperate for a victory and might be going into this game determined to take all three points from the game.
The talent in both squads is sure to produce an enthralling fixture and the managers will hope to revive their falling season with a good performance on Monday. Here are some stats that you need to know about the previous encounters between these two clubs.
1. The last three fixtures between these two sides at Old Trafford in the Premier League have produced just three goals in total.
2. Chelsea have inflicted more defeats over Manchester United in the Premier League than any other club (16).
3. Manchester United have kept a clean sheet in their final Premier League game of 2012, 2013 and 2014.
4. The Blues are unbeaten in their last five Premier League meetings with Man Utd (W3 D2).
5. Wayne Rooney has scored six goals in his last 11 Premier League starts against Chelsea.
6. There have been five red cards in the last six Premier League meetings between these two sides- three to Chelsea, two to Man Utd.
7. Manchester United have won just four of their last 10 Premier League home games (W4 D4 L2).
8. The Red Devils have kept six clean sheets and conceded just three goals in their eight Premier League home games in 2015-16.
9. Man Utd have lost four competitive matches in a row within a single season for the first time since October-November 1961.
10. Guus Hiddink has won his last three competitive meetings with Louis van Gaal; all with PSV against AZ Alkmaar in the Netherlands in 2005-06.
11. The Highest aggregate of goals in a game between these two clubs was way back in 1954/55 when the score-line read Chelsea 5-6 Manchester United.
12. The last time this fixture failed to produce a goal was in the 13/14 season at the Old Trafford.
13. Chelsea average 0.99 goals at Old Trafford in all competitions while United average 1.53 goals against Chelsea at the same stadium.