“They’re both in very similar positions”

Manchester United legend Patrice Evra has tipped the Red Devils to construct on their win towards Tottenham Hotspur by beating Chelsea in the Premier League right this moment (October 22).

Manchester United and Chelsea will lock horns in their eleventh league sport of the season at Stamford Bridge this night. Both groups have had largely similar outcomes up to now in this marketing campaign.

The Red Devils at present sit fifth in the desk with 19 factors, having received six, misplaced three and drawn one in every of their 10 matches this time period. They misplaced their first two league matches below Erik ten Hag, however have since discovered their type.

Similarly, the Blues had a turbulent begin to their season, dropping two and drawing one in every of their first six league matches. However, they’ve remained unbeaten in all competitions since changing Thomas Tuchel with Graham Potter final month.

Looking forward to the sport at Stamford Bridge, Evra identified how both groups are in similar conditions below new managers. The former left-back thus expects the match to be an thrilling watch. He wrote in his Betfair column:

“This game will be exciting. We’ve got two great managers and I see it being a really open game because they’re both in very similar situations.”

Evra believes Potter is slowly turning issues round for the Blues after that they had a poor begin to the season below Tuchel. He added:

“When Thomas Tuchel was at Chelsea everyone was saying that their season was becoming a disaster but with Graham Potter you can see it’s a learning process for them.”

However, the Manchester United legend went on to foretell a 2-1 victory for the Red Devils in London right this moment. He mentioned:

“You can see that both Man United and Chelsea want to get back to the top but they have to be patient.”

“Ten Hag is used to the Premier League now and Chelsea are a different team under Potter so it’s a difficult game to predict, but I’ll go for a Man United win. Scoreline prediction 1-2.”

Should Evra’s prediction show to be proper, Potter will endure his first defeat because the Blues supervisor.

Who are the highest scorers for Manchester United and Chelsea this time period?

Marcus Rashford at present leads the charts for Manchester United, having scored three targets in 10 league video games. £86 million signing Antony has additionally discovered the again of the online occasions in 5 matches.

Raheem Sterling leads the way in which for Potter’s aspect, having netted three targets in 9 league appearances. Kai Havertz and Mason Mount, however, have two targets every to their title.