18th Feb 2019 | FA Cup
A Sarri State Of Affairs
Chelsea's narrow victory in the Europa League is irrelevant, this side is still bruised by a 6-0 thrashing to the other Manchester club and this one is more than capable of adding to their woes.
Monday night’s FA Cup 5th round clash is all about redemption. Who will bounce back better? Chelsea, following a 6-0 humbling at Manchester City, or Manchester Utd after a stumble in the Champions League?
I’m backing the Red Devils at best odds of 3/1 with Bet365, partly because the Londoners surely have to be opposed around evens money.
The Blues have lost 6 of their last 14 league matches to suggest their problems are deeply-routed, as opposed to a mere setback. Sarri is the only manager under pressure here and he suffers from the lack of a Plan B.
Solsjkaer had his first bad night against PSG, but after the initial pain eased, it quickly became clear United should still be happy. Revived in the top-four battle, they can keep realistic hopes of a trophy alive here as well.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 10:00 18th Feb, 2019 but subject to change