The real question is not easy to answer until the big match at Old Trafford ends. In theory, this is just a walkover between the away team Chelsea, who have lost their motivation to fight after a disappointing season, and the home team Man United, who only need a draw to succeed.
The fifth-placed team, Liverpool, has 66 points and only one match left, while Man United has 69 points and still has 2 matches left. This means that the "Red Devils" only need to draw with Chelsea to be 4 points ahead of their arch-rivals "The Kop" and officially finish in the Top 4. Even in the unfortunate case of losing to Chelsea, Man United still has the right to decide their own ranking if they do not lose to Fulham at home in the 38th round on the night of May 28.
Will Man United extend their winning streak at Old Trafford since the beginning of the tournament? (Photo: REUTERS)
The problem is that if they go all out when facing Chelsea and Fulham in turn to compete for a place in the Top 3 with Newcastle, Man United will face difficulties because just a few days after the match with Fulham, they will have to face the new Premier League champion Man City in the FA Cup final on the evening of June 3. Up to this point, only Man United has enough strength to prevent their city neighbor Man City from winning the "treble" and not Inter Milan in the Champions League final.
Returning to the match between Man United and Chelsea, the two sides have drawn in all 5 recent encounters in the Premier League and at this time, the home team Man United is rated higher in terms of the ability to take all 3 points instead of continuing the streak of undecided matches. This is how Man United focuses most on the second goal of the season, which is to finish in the top 4, even in the Top 3 of the Premier League, after winning the English League Cup.
Having to "tidy up" Chelsea to avoid a "long night of dreams", also to extinguish Liverpool's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League and not to be surpassed by the "emerging force" Newcastle is a heavy task for coach Erik ten Hag and his team. Once Marcus Rashford is ready to return, the Dutch coach will definitely put Antony Martial in the starting lineup, followed by a creative midfield consisting of Casemiro, Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes.
On the opposite side of the pitch, after losing 5/7 recent matches, Chelsea certainly do not care about points or rankings in the Premier League. Both interim coach Frank Lampard and the expensive "The Blues" army just want the season to end soon, waiting to start over from the starting line in different positions.
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