Chelsea star: What I think of Manchester United

CESAR AZPILICUETA admits the prospect of facing Manchester United is still a daunting one.

 

Azpilicueta is wary of a rejuvenated United side

 

United have had a turbulent season thus far with a Champions League group stage exit and a string of turgid performances leaving Louis van Gaal's job reportedly dangling by a thread.

But the Manchester side have recovered in 2016 with five wins from seven games since New Year.

Chelsea themselves are on an unbeaten run stretching back to the 2-1 defeat at Leicester which triggered Jose Mourinho's departure.

 

But even so Azpilicueta, who has missed just one Premier League game this season, believes United will provide stiff opposition.

"It will be a hard match," he said. 

"They are a team who keep the ball and won their last match well. They are a good team with very good players.

 

"We have confidence to win all our matches.

"That’s our objective before every match. We are playing at home and we will go for the three points."

A win on Sunday (4pm) could potentially lift Chelsea to 11th, their highest league position since Octber 24.

 

And with a European tie against Paris Saint-Germain on the horizon as well, the Spanish defender his team-mates call Dave is keen for the club to fight across all three remaining competitions.

Azpilicueta added: "We have three competitions to play for: the FA Cup, the Champions League and the league, where we want to finish as well as possible."