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Oliver Harbord

'Joke team' - Chelsea fans can't believe what Maurizio Sarri has done at Manchester United

Chelsea gave take a big leap into the Premier League top four places with a win over Manchester United, however Blues fans are not so confident after the line up.

Maurizio Sarri has gone for a slightly more defensive line up, especially in midfield as Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been replaced by Mateo Kovacic on the left of the three in the middle.

Meanwhile, Marcos Alonso is starting at left-back in place of Emerson Palmieri, who has looked exciting at times going forward but has looked suspect defensively.

With N'Golo Kante fit, however, it has meant that Eden Hazard is playing on the left and Gonzalo Higuain will be leading the line for the Blues.

Chelsea team vs Man United confirmed: Kante fit, Alonso starts but no Loftus-Cheek in XI 

However, the big one for Chelsea fans is that Loftus-Cheek is not getting a chance to start the game having impressed at times for the Blues in the last few weeks.

And they took to social media to display their annoyance at the decision that Sarri has made for what is a massive clash.

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