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It is matchday in west London and Manchester United are the visitors to Stamford Bridge as Chelsea look to keep their place at the top of the Premier League table for another week.
Michael Carrick will take charge in the away dugout and it will likely be the last time he does so with highly-rated German Ralf Rangnick set to be appointed until the end of the campaign next week.
Liverpool thrashed Southampton 4-0 on Saturday to move to within a point of Thomas Tuchel's men while Manchester City could even move ahead of the Blues with a win against West Ham.
But with January just around the corner, we will not be focusing solely on matchday content. Transfer rumours continue to swirl around the club and there is sure to be plenty to digest throughout today.
So sit back and let football.london keep you posted with everything that happens.
Good night
That's all we have time for tonight. Make sure you return tomorrow for even more Chelsea-related news and views. Have a good evening!
Player ratings
Read how football.london rated each one of Chelsea's players in their 1-1 draw with Manchester United this evening.
Werner slammed
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has described Timo Werner's performance as "really poor" as Chelsea drew 1-1 with Manchester United.
Werner made his return from a month-long injury this evening, but was unable to find the back of the net despite some big chances in front of goal.
Hasselbaink, when speaking on Sky Sports, said this on the German forward: "Poor. Really poor. On the ball, off the ball the runs, normally he’s sharp but at the end of the day you’re a number 9 and you will be judged on your opportunities and what you do with them.
"But he keeps on missing big chances whether it’s 0-0, 1-0. 1-1 you have to put them away."
FULL-TIME
It finishes 1-1 at Stamford Bridge. Jadon Sancho handed the visitors the lead, but Jorginho ensured the game finished level after a calm penalty.
Lukaku about to come on
The moment Chelsea supporters have been waiting for - Romelu Lukaku is back from injury. He comes on for Timo Werner against his former club.
PENALTY CHELSEA
Chelsea have been awarded a penalty after Aaron Wan-Bissaka kicked Thiago Silva!
HALF-TIME
It's half-time at Stamford Bridge and the deadlock has not been broken yet. 0-0.
CROSSBAR!
Antonio Rudiger's strike from the edge of the box smashes the crossbar. Reece James went for the rebound, but was flagged offside.
Carrick explains Ronaldo decision
Michael Carrick has been explaining his brave decision to leave Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench for Manchester United's clash with Chelsea this afternoon.
Carrick said: "A few tweaks and changes to freshen things up. Cristiano Ronaldo is your standout name [to be on the bench]. I have had a good chat with Cristiano and he was great."
LIVE coverage of Chelsea vs Man Utd
We will be keeping you up to date with the score right here, but if you wanted more in-depth analysis of what's happening at Stamford Bridge, then click below.
Confirmed line-ups
Chelsea: Mendy; Chalobah, Silva, Rudiger; James, Loftus-Cheek, Jorginho, Alonso; Ziyech, Werner, Hudson-Odoi
Manchester United: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles, Matic, Fred, McTominay, Sancho, Fernandes, Rashford
Chalobah's future
Thiago Silva has claimed that youngster Trevoh Chalobah is the future of the club.
Speaking to Chelsea's official website.: “He is a player despite being so young who plays like an experienced professional and that makes me really happy because I’m there alongside him playing the same position and I can see how he’s performing, how he’s developing.
“Not just anybody can do this, can step up to a team like Chelsea and perform and he’s not doing it because of my help, he’s doing it because of his own abilities. He is a player who I knew from France where he was playing at a lower level for Lorient and he’s made the step up and he’s playing here because he deserves to."
Team news hint
Thiago Silva has dropped major hint over Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea line-up against Manchester United.
Read more here.
Tuchel praised
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has hailed head coach Thomas Tuchel's coaching ability.
"He's a manager who works really hard, particularly on the tactical side, thinking about attacking shapes", Silva said.
"He's someone who always thinks about winning so in order to do that he needs to think about different attacking plans."
Mount's admission
Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount has admitted that it is a surreal feeling seeing his name alongside the likes of Lionel Messi in the Ballon d'Or shortlist.
Speaking to GQ Magazine, Mount said: "When I was younger, I was a ball boy during a Barcelona and Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge and seeing him up close was amazing.
"To see my name alongside the names I have looked up to all my life is crazy, Messi in particular."
Chelsea's own Cruyff
Manchester United-bound Ralf Rangnick has previously compared a Chelsea star to Dutch icon Johan Cruyff.
Read more here.
Kante praise
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has named N'Golo Kante as his toughest ever opponent.
When asked by The Metro who his toughest opponent has been, the German international said: "Probably someone like N’Golo Kante, just the fact that you know you pass him and you feel like he cannot come back anymore."
Azpilicueta warning
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta has claimed that Manchester United can still turn their season around after sacking Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
"Whether it’s an interim manager, head coach or whatever you want to call it, everybody wants to turn things around. [...] Players have their own pride," Azpilicueta told The Sun..
"You want to prove yourself."
Liverpool boost
Jurgen Klopp has admitted that the club are in talks to try and keep African Cup of Nations-bound Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah until their clash against Chelsea in January.
When asked if he knows whether the duo will be available for the match against the Blues, Klopp said: "Not really, it's early for that.
"We're still talking."
Hazard price named
According to a report by Catalan outlet El Nacional, Eden Hazard seems set to leave Real Madrid in the coming months.
The report claims that Los Blancos are looking for a fee of around €40million (£34million) for the former Chelsea winger in the January transfer window.
Potential United lineup
Manchester United veteran Phil Jones could be handed his first start of the season against Chelsea today, according to some reports.
Read more about how the Red Devils could lineup here.
Ronaldo drought
Manchester United icon Cristiano Ronaldo will be hoping to end his terrible goalscoring record against Chelsea today.
The Portuguese frontman has failed to net against the Blues in the Premier League - drawing blank in each of the ten league fixtures against the west London club.
Merson's prediction
Arsenal icon Paul Merson has predicted Chelsea to defeat Manchester United today.
"I can’t see anything but a Chelsea win here. They’ll squeeze and dominate the game, and they’ll probably have about 70% of the ball," he told Sportskeeda.
"Manchester United will set up with [Cristiano] Ronaldo up front, and he’s not running away from anybody.
"They need pace on the wings, and they need a player like [Edinson] Cavani to press Chelsea high up the pitch. As it stands, however, I think Chelsea will break them down comfortably."
Club World Cup opponents confirmed
All seven teams in the Club World Cup have now been confirmed after Palmeiras defeated Flamengo 2-1 last night.
Chelsea win predicted
Former Liverpool star Mark Lawrenson has predicted Chelsea to beat Manchester United today.
“Chelsea showed you can have a successful season with an interim manager when they won the FA Cup under Guus Hiddink in 2009, but it is a big call for Manchester United to go down that route,” Lawrenson told BBC Sport.
“United’s track record when it comes to big decisions is hardly impressive recently, is it? Chelsea, meanwhile, seem to have made a very good one by appointing Thomas Tuchel at the start of the year.”
