Manchester United, which announced the signing of coach Ruben Amorim on Friday, has a delicate commitment on Sunday in the 10th matchday of the Premier League, hosting Chelsea (5th) at Old Trafford in the middle of a crisis.
United are just 14th in the standings, with 11 points, and on Monday fired their coach Erik Ten Hag.
This Friday the club made official the incorporation of the Portuguese Ruben Amorim as of November 11, from Sporting Lisbon.
Until then, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who led the team on Wednesday in the balmy victory (5-2) over Leicester in the round of 16 of the League Cup, will occupy the bench as interim.
The Dutchman will also be on the bench at the ‘Red Devils’ stadium for that great clash against a Chelsea team that this season seems to have renewed spirits but has just been eliminated in that round of the League Cup, falling 2-0 against Newcastle.
At Chelsea, coach Enzo Maresca has raised the level of demands and even a figure like the Argentine Enzo Fernández has lost his starting position.
“I still trust him,” Maresca said this Friday when asked about Fernández. “There is no reason to have lost confidence in him. The reason why he is not playing in the Premier League at the moment is that I have made other decisions, but my confidence in him remains 100%,” said the coach. Italian.
Beyond that duel between United and Chelsea, in the battle for the title the emotion is at a high point, as usual in England.
Manchester City, also eliminated in the League Cup on Wednesday, in their case by losing 2-1 against Tottenham, will debut their newly acquired status as leaders by visiting Bournemouth (11th) on Saturday.
Only the wave of injuries that fills the Etihad Stadium infirmary seems to worry City, the current champion.
Liverpool (2nd, one point behind the leader) and Arsenal (3rd, five points behind the leader), who tied 2-2 with each other last weekend, will try to regain victory.
In the case of Liverpool, it will be in their home game against Brighton (6th), while the Londoners will travel to Newcastle’s field (12th).
Aston Villa (4th), which has the same points as Arsenal and is therefore five behind City, will visit Tottenham (8th) on Sunday.
Unai Emery’s ‘Villains’ were another of Wednesday’s illustrious victims in the round of 16 of the League Cup, in their case losing at home against Crystal Palace.
— Schedule of the 10th day of the Premier League
– Saturday:
(12h30 GMT) Newcastle – Arsenal
(15h00 GMT) Nottingham Forest – West Ham
Bournemouth – Manchester City
Ipswich Town – Leicester
Liverpool – Brighton
Southampton – Everton
(17h30 GMT) Wolverhampton – Crystal Palace
– Domingo:
(14h00 GMT) Tottenham – Aston Villa
(16h30 GMT) Manchester United – Chelsea
– Monday:
(8:00 PM GMT) Fulham – Brentford
Ranking: Pts JGEP GF GC Dif
1. Manchester City 23 9 7 2 0 20 9 11
2. Liverpool 22 9 7 1 1 17 5 12
3. Arsenal 18 9 5 3 1 17 10 7
4. Aston Villa 18 9 5 3 1 16 11 5
5. Chelsea 17 9 5 2 2 19 11 8
6. Brighton 16 9 4 4 1 16 12 4
7. Nottingham 16 9 4 4 1 11 7 4
8. Tottenham 13 9 4 1 4 18 10 8
9. Brentford 13 9 4 1 4 18 18 0
10. Fulham 12 9 3 3 3 12 12 0
11. Bournemouth 12 9 3 3 3 11 11 0
12. Newcastle 12 9 3 3 3 9 10 -1
13. West Ham 11 9 3 2 4 13 16 -3
14. Manchester United 11 9 3 2 4 8 11 -3
15. Leicester 9 9 2 3 4 13 17 -4
16. Everton 9 9 2 3 4 10 16 -6
17. Crystal Palace 6 9 1 3 5 6 11 -5
18. Ipswich Town 4 9 0 4 5 9 20 -11
19. Wolverhampton 2 9 0 2 7 12 25 -13
20. Southampton 1 9 0 1 8 6 19 -13
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