- Jose Mourinho has revealed that midfielder Ander Herrera will not play against Chelsea
- The Spanish international man-marked Eden Hazard in United last season's victory at Old Trafford
- Herrera suffered a knock in the Champions League last 16 match against Sevilla in mid-week
Jose Mourinho has revealed that Ander Herrera will most likely miss Manchester United’s match against Chelsea at Old Trafford.
The Spanish midfielder came off after just 17 minutes against Sevilla in the Champions League. Hererra missed three games for the Red Devils with injury before suffering a knock in Spain.
Mourinho has revealed that he will be missing in this weekend's through injury.
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He said: “It didn’t look like he was fully fit, I think he has a bad injury.”
The title race for both sides are technically over this season but are fighting to stay in the top four after an abysmal run of form.
Herrera was key in United’s win over Chelsea last season at Old Trafford and performed the task of man-marking Eden Hazard out of the game impeccably.
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United still sit second in the Premier League and will not want to lose grip when they confront the Blues who have fallen to fourth.
However, with Liverpool and Tottenham currently climbing, the match could be pivotal to how the top four teams would emerge, come the end of the season.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng