Arsenal legend reveals who will win Manchester-Chelsea clash

The Blues were thumped by Pep Guardiola’s side as pressure builds on manager Maurizio Sarri following a disappointing start to life at Stamford Bridge but Paul Merson believes that Chelsea will bounce back from their embarrassing 6-0 defeat to Man City by knocking Manchester United out of the FA Cup.

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Chelsea secured a 2-1 success at Malmo on Thursday night in the Europa League and Merson expects that Sarri’s team will be back to their best against United. Writing for Sky Sports, he explained: “United were brought back down to earth by Paris Saint-Germain the other day. It’s a hard game. Its one of those where I think Chelsea will win this. I think that Champions League loss will knock Man Utd sideways.”

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“They will miss Jesse Lingard, he’s a bit of an unsung hero for them. When he went off against PSG that was it then. The players that are coming in like Alexis Sanchez have flopped. It’s a massive game for both of them. Man Utd are now are under pressure after their first-leg loss to PSG in the Champions League.”

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“Their season could go up in flames in a week because if they get beat here they are out of the FA Cup and are facing an uphill task to stay in the Champions League. This period for me is when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is going to get the job or not.” Merson has predicted a 2-1 win for the Blues.

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Meanwhile, David Luiz insists that the Chelsea players are fully behind Maurizio Sarri despite a rocky few weeks for the Blues. Chelsea managed to get back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory at Malmo last night in the Europa League, which came off the back of the dreadful 6-0 loss to Manchester City last weekend.

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Sarri admitted that he held hour-long clear-the-air talks after the defeat at the Etihad Stadium as he tried to find answers to why it went so wrong against the current Premier League champions and Luiz revealed that Sarri had asked the players whether they believes in what he is trying to implement at the club.

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Asked if the players fully believed in ‘Sarri-ball’, Luiz said: “Yes, because we have had many meetings already asking if someone doesn’t believe, they can say. Nobody said anything,” Sarri said. “It’s because everyone believes [in it]. I think it is part of the process. We are doing what he wants us to do and we are trying to improve.”

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