Manchester United are close to closing the appointment of Ralph Rangnick as their new coach, but tonight (18:30) they will face leaders Chelsea at Stamford Bridge with Michael Carrick, the temporary replacement for Ola Gunnar Solskjaer, continuing to stand on the lines.
The 0-2 win over Villarreal and the ticket to the Champions League quarter-finals brought with them optimism at United's camp, especially when it comes to Jadon Sancho scoring his first goal in the red uniform, but the encounter against Thomas Tuchel's team is already expected to be a different story.
Chelsea celebrate at the expense of Juventus, last week in the Champions League,
Chelsea have won nine of their last ten games in all competitions, and although they have been missing Romulo Lukaku and Timo Werner for a long time, they have scored 14 goals in their last four league games.
Ralph Wrangnik.
The man who will succeed in getting Manchester United to a new path in the league ?, Photo: EPA
Tonight the Belgian striker may return, but the European champions will have to make do without Ben Chilwell, Matteo Kovacic and probably also Angolo Canta.
On the other hand, United will be missing the far-right Harry Maguire.
"We know we have a very difficult test ahead of us," Tuchel said ahead of the match, referring to who is expected to be United's next coach: "Rangnik helped me a lot. He was my coach and one of those who convinced me to try to be a coach myself. Under him. "
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