EPL: Manchester United v Chelsea preview

Manchester United v Chelsea preview

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has called on his team to be "focused" as they prepare to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

United sit second, two places and three points above the Blues, in what will inevitably be billed as a grudge match between Conte and United counterpart Jose Mourinho, who have exchanged barbed comments throughout the season.

Conte knows it will take a superb performance to come away with the three points.

He said at a press conference: "We must be focused for the next game and to prepare in the right way because we are talking about a very strong team with fantastic players."

Asked about his row with Mourinho, Conte added: "In the past, both (of us) have said things. For me, it's OK. I'm not interested in speaking about this."

Ander Herrera is out of Manchester United's Premier League clash against Chelsea and the next few weeks.

The Spain midfielder's attempted backheel at Sevilla in the Champions League aggravated a muscular injury, meaning Paul Pogba could return to the starting line-up.

Marouane Fellaini, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones remain absent, while Eric Bailly is in line to make his first United start since November.

Meanwhile, Conte revealed he has no fresh injury concerns, but David Luiz, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Ross Barkley remain unavailable.