Chelsea v Manchester United
English Premier League
Sunday, 08 November, 2009
Stamford Bridge

The last 5 titles in the Premier League have been shared by Manchester United and Chelsea, and as the two best sides in England go head to head on Sunday, it’s bound to be a memorable game no matter what the outcome.

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You’ve already read about five great Chelsea-United games from the past, and also read our United v Chelsea betting tips.

In this article we look at what Manchester United need to do to hold off, and maybe beat, Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and revisit the predictions made in this week’s Soccerlens Podcast (a must-listen for all football fans).

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Major League Soccer is growing and improving but outsiders often criticise the league for having a lack of quality. It is a relatively fast football played in the US, with plenty of big, athletic players of the kind which is becoming so important in so many footballing countries across the world.

The league has a lot of players who possess technical skill but relatively few whose most important attribute is a range of tricks and flicks allied to incisive vision and killer technique.

Jaime Moreno at DC United doesn’t quite have the trickery but his touch and technique have been a joy to behold – not to mention his goals. More recently, Seattle Sounders’ young Colombian forward Fredy Montero has excited supporters with his pace and footwork in his debut season.

But flying the flag for wizardry in MLS over the last couple of years has been Chicago Fire’s Mexican international Cuauhtémoc Blanco, a player of worldwide renown whose signing in 2007 was overshadowed by LA Galaxy’s move for David Beckham, a player whose career path in MLS has been remarkably similar to Blanco’s.

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Sergio Aguero inherited the mantle of star striker at Atletico Madrid from Fernando Torres and on Tuesday night he showed exactly why, scoring two excellent goals in a 2-2 draw against Chelsea in the Champions League.

Aguero has been the subject of intense transfer speculation in the last 18 months, and there were claims by Atletico Madrid this summer that they rejected a £42m bid for the Argentina international.

The Chelsea Blog recently sat down with Sergio Aguero to discuss the Chelsea interest and whether he fancies playing in the English Premier League or not.

You can read the whole Aguero interview here – we’ve posted some excerpts below:

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Join former Arsenal player Adrian Clarke and celebrated sports journalist Iain Spragg for Episode 27 of the world famous Soccerlens Podcast. 

This week’s bouncy banter focuses on Barcelona and Inter Milan’s Champions League concerns, big money transfers that defy logic, and Stan Kroenke’s bid to take control of Arsenal. 

A hearty selection of probing readers questions are tackled as well as all the usual match previews which include Chelsea v Manchester United and Atletico Madrid v Real Madrid. Don’t miss it!

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Champions League View: Bayern Munich and Liverpool FC could get 10 points and still not qualify.

An entertaining set of Champions League games threw up some unexpected results, great games and the odd ninja (but not a very effective one). Almost all of the big names have a chance to reach the knockout stages, even though the likes of Bayern and Liverpool have made it very, very difficult for themselves.

Some teams have already fired their managers, some teams might do so in December if results don’t go their way domestically and in Europe.

Let’s look at each of the 8 groups, the teams, the remaining fixtures and what’s likely to happen by 9th December. Despite the drama, you’ll notice that apart from the odd team being in serious trouble, all the teams tipped to qualify at the start of the season are set to go through.

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Join celebrated football pundit, author, radio show host and DJ Andy Brassell every Monday on the Soccerlens Show.

This week’s episode focuses on the Premier League relegation battle (it’s already started), and the spotlight is on Portsmouth (who lost their first seven games, just beat Wigan 4-0 and are still bottom of the table) and Hull (who have been lurching from weakness to weakness, but still have faith in their unfortunately named manager). Who is more ’shit’ – Pompey or Hull? Andy has the answer.

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