Manchester United Predicted XI vs Chelsea: Ighalo likely to make debut from the bench

Manchester United return from their winter break to face a big Premier League match at Chelsea on Monday night. 

The two sides faced each other on the opening day of the season when the Red Devils ran out 4-0 winners.

But now 25 games down, it’s the fourth-placed Blues who lead the ninth-placed Reds in the table with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side sitting six points adrift of the London side.

With the news that Manchester City could possibly be banned from the Champions League the next two seasons, as it stands, fifth place would qualify for next year’s competition.

A win for United would take them to within a point of that fifth place, where Sheffield United currently sit.

But which players will Solskjaer task with the challenge of getting three points from Stamford Bridge? Here we predict the United boss’ XI…

Goalkeeper: Despite having a dip in form, there’s no doubt that De Gea is the club’s undisputed number 1 and he will again continue between the sticks on Monday night.