A fixture which in recent years has been pivotal in the destination of the championship is this season of material importance only for Chelsea given Manchester United have already wrapped up the title. Still, this remains a Sir Alex Ferguson side and so the visitors should expect a stern test in their first match since reaching the Europa League final and as they continue their pursuit of a Champions League berth. Relations between Ferguson and Rafael Benítez remain frosty so it will be worth keeping an eye on the respective managers. Jamie Jackson

Venue Old Trafford, Sunday 4pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Man Utd 3 Chelsea 1

Referee H Webb

This season's matches 27 Y100, R3, 3.81 cards per game

Odds Man Utd 11-10 Chelsea 12-5 Draw 5-2

Manchester United

Subs from Lindegaard, Johnstone, Büttner, Hernández, Scholes, Anderson, Giggs, Powell, Smalling, Evans, Kagawa

Doubtful None

Injured Fletcher (illness, Aug), Young (ankle, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide DWDWLW

Disciplinary record Y54 R0

Leading scorer Van Persie 25

Chelsea

Subs from Turnbull, Hilário, Ferreira, Terry, Cahill, Ake, Bertrand, Moses, Marin, Benayoun, Torres, Lampard

Doubtful Hazard (ankle)

Injured Romeu (knee, Aug)

Suspended None

Form guide WDWWLW

Disciplinary record Y46 R2

Leading scorer Ba 15 (13 for Newcastle)

Match pointers

• The last six clashes between these sides in all competitions have featured 29 goals at an average of 4.8 goals per game

• United have lost more games (13) and conceded more goals (55) against Chelsea than versus any other side in the Premier League

• Chelsea have managed one clean sheet in their past 17 league trips to Old Trafford

• Javier Hernández has scored in six of his last eight meetings with Chelsea

• David de Gea is the only top-flight keeper to have made more punches (23) than catches (21) this term