FA Cup semi-final: Man Utd vs Chelsea

Manchester United and Chelsea have wonderful FA Cup histories and they face each other in the semi-final on Sunday evening. Will it be the ever improving Red Devils or Frankie’s Blue who come out on top? Have a read of our preview here:

Maybe Solskjaer is the man after all

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is enjoying a renaissance right now thanks to a certain Bruno Fernandes powered upturn.

The Portuguese midfielder is catching the headlines for his outstanding performances in a United shirt and he deserves all the accolades he is getting.

Prior to his arrival, you’d get good odds on Solskjaer being the next managerial casualty in the Premier League but things change quickly in football.

The front trio of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood have suddenly formed a deadly combination, helping United look like a team that could really challenge again.

They will be desperate to win some silverware and the FA Cup is an ideal place to start.

Manchester United’s FA Cup so far…

Third Round: Wolves 0-0 Man Utd, (replay) Man Utd 1-0 Wolves

Fourth Round: Tranmere 0-6 Man Utd

Fifth Round: Derby 0-3 Man Utd

Quarter-finals: Norwich 1-2 Man Utd (AET)

Lampard’s side heading

Frank Lampard’s first season at Chelsea has to be seen as a success. At the time of writing, they are sat third in the Premier League having overtaken Leicester in the battle to secure a Champions League spot.

He has made the most of the squad he inherited and will be able to strengthen next season, hopefully for him, with an FA Cup trophy in the cabinet.

As a player he won the FA Cup four times, so to add his first as a manager would be a fitting end to a very encouraging campaign, he just has to get his side past Man Utd first.

Chelsea’s FA Cup so far…

Third Round: Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest

Fourth Round: Hull 1-2 Chelsea

Fifth Round: Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool

Quarter-finals: Leicester 0-1 Chelsea

Manchester United v Chelsea betting tip

The United renaissance under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been enjoyable to watch and this should be a cracker, however, there is good value in going for a Manchester United win at odds of 2.4 with Betfair, which is where we are putting are chips for this one.

Bet Manchester United to win on Betfair