Latest Man United injury news as five miss Chelsea with Mason Mount and Casemiro updates

Manchester United are set to be without a host of key players as they host Chelsea at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The game sees two of the most under-fire Premier League managers face off after years of mediocrity at both clubs with a true scrap for the European places well underway.

The Red Devils will start the game five points better off than Mauricio Pochettino and the Blues but could see that gap cut dramatically. In order to make progress up the league thoughChelsea will have to break a decade-long run without winning away to United in the league.

However, after a torrid defeat away to Newcastle last week, Pochettino is the coach with more leeway currently as Erik ten Hag was grilled in the build-up to the game following reports of discontent among players in his squad. The Dutchman fought off this notion when speaking ahead of the match though.

«Oh yes [the players are behind me], I am sure,» he said. «You can see for instance the comeback against Brentford, the Burnley game, the Fulham game, every time the team is there, showed great character, great determination, resilience so we are together. You can see you can’t play such great football as we did recently without unity.»

Ten Hag was also dealing with the club's decision to ban journalists from certain outlets — including the Manchester Evening News and the Mirror — from attending the press conference. «They should have come to us first and not go behind our back printing articles that is not the right thing,» he said when asked about the call. «We have a good relationship, they come to us beforehand, we have a debate about it.»

In the midst of all the drama at Old Trafford, there was little by way of team news from the former Ajax man but he remains largely with