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Chelsea does not have to worry about new injuries before the draw in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Manchester United.
It's today the first of three gigantic matches for the West London team in nine days, with a Carabao Cup final against Manchester City and a Premier League encounter with Tottenham Hotspur.
Gianfranco Zola clashed with the media instead of Blues head coach Maurizio Sarri on Friday, and revealed that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be vying to face the Red Devils after missing the Europa League win over Malmo last Thursday.
"No injuries, no, we have no injuries," said Zola. "Yesterday was good because we scored two goals and had the opportunity to rest, Jorginho and Willian.
"Pedro has also left, but we have no worries.
"We will have to evaluate a few players, Ruben Loftus-Cheek may be available.
"We have not talked about what the team will be.
"Obviously, because we are in the fifth round of the FA Cup and because of the team we are playing against, we want to win and pbad.
"I think it will be a solid team, but we have not yet considered the whole situation.It is only Friday."
That said, we expect the Chelsea team to face United to reflect the XI that started at Etihad Stadium eight days ago – although Sarri is hoping to avoid another 6-0 win.
Kepa Arrizabalaga could make his FA Cup debut after defeating Nottingham Forest and Sheffield on Wednesday, while Antonio Rudiger should replace Andreas Christensen in central defense alongside David Luiz.
Jorginho should start in this deep position in front of the last four, N & # 39; Golo Kante is a guaranteed starter, which means that it remains a decision to make as to the composition of the midfielder trio.
Ross Barkley scored in the Premier League draw against United in October and also scored against Malmo for his goal threat to give him the green light for Mateo Kovacic and Loftus-Cheek.
Then in attack, Gonzalo Higuain and Eden Hazard are about to return, with Willian or Pedro on the right flank.
Chelsea XI expected: Kepa; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho; Kante, Barkley; Pedro, Higuain, Hazard
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