‘I will be back soon’: Mourinho

The club were reported to have been in talks with Mourinho, or at least, representatives of the former Chelsea manager in relation to taking over at the club at the end of the season.

The 25-year-old, who swept the board in the player of the year awards as Chelsea won the Premier League title last season, failed to replicate his stunning form this time around as Mourinho’s men floundered in the early part of the season.

During his time at Chelsea, Mata received the Player of the Year award twice, with the winger helping the London outfit to an FA Cup, a Champions League and a Europa League.

Returning to a previously expressed complaint about the effect the speculation about his future has had on his family, Van Gaal added: “Now I have to say that you are getting the sack tomorrow, eh?” They will next lock horns with 13th-placed Chelsea on Sunday.

It is not easy to play here because the individual level of play is high in Chelsea.

Hiddink says merely keeping the ball is not enough in England, where the speed of the game has survived the influx and influence of foreign coaches.

Guus Hiddink maintains Chelsea’s clash with Manchester United on Sunday is a big deal, despite the sides’ seasons of struggle.

“We had four games without a win – when you play at the top that’s a long period, so your confidence drops a little bit”, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.

United dominated the match at the Bridge, but a Diego Costa goal late in the day denied them maximum points. David De Gea was called into action on a number of occasions making a world class save from Branislav Ivanovic’s volley and keeping out fellow Spaniard Cesc Fabregas at the near post.

Oscar went closest for Chelsea, before appeals for a Daley Blind handball from a John Terry shot right at the end of the first half were quickly waved away by referee Michael Oliver.

The result left United without a win over Chelsea since 2012.

Midfielder Nemanja Matic praised the recent impact of Costa, who has seven goals in nine games. We need the attackers to finish it off.

“From the first minute, we went for the victory and played good football, but unfortunately we let slip two points in the last few moments”. Also, United have played 17 away games in all competitions, and 11 of them have contained three goals or more.

I think this one should be a coinflip and I cant understand why Chelsea are such heavy favourites.