Chelsea v Manchester United Preview

Will Torres torment Vidic for Chelsea?

The eagerly anticipated quarter final clash is here and there is a huge amount of interest in what promises to be an enthralling Champions League Quarter Final tie. 

The Champions League is Chelsea’s only realistic chance of silverware this season whereas Man United are still battling on 3 fronts with a repeat of the treble of 99 still on both teams will be highly motivated to win this tie. 

The onus on the game is on Chelsea as the home team to take a lead back to Old Trafford and the big question for Chelsea is around selection. Who do they play up front? Many outside pundits believe Torres and Drogba can’t play together so it is an either or, generally I agree with this but I wouldn’t be surprised if Ancelotti decided to play them both tonight. Torres has failed to score yet for the Blues but has given Vidic a torrid time when he played at Liverpool and Drogba looked strong and motivated against Stoke at the weekend so don’t be surprised if they both start.

Man United will be looking to get something from the game, a draw would be a good result for them and with Rooney hitting some goal scoring form and the steely determination to win that is instilled in this United side and the experience gives this game all the ingredients to be a classic.

It’s a tough one to call but we are going for a score draw prediction 1-1 at odds of 5/1

Here are some top bets for the game from Paddy Power 

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• Draw odds of 9/4
• Man United win 12/5
• Chelsea win 6/5
• Torres or Drogba first scorer – 11/2
• Rooney first scorer – 6/1
• Rooney to get sent off – 22/1
• Terry to get sent off – 18/1

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