Chelsea vs Manchester United confirmed lineups: a battle of the back-threes

FILE PHOTO (EDITORS NOTE: GRADIENT ADDED - COMPOSITE OF TWO IMAGES - Image numbers (L) 648790058 and 586900360) In this composite image a comparision has been made between Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea and Jose Mourinho,Manager of Manchester United. Chelsea and Manchester United meet in one of the Emirates FA Cup Quarter-Finals at Stamford Bridge on March 13, 2017 in London,England. ***LEFT IMAGE*** STRATFORD, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea looks on during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Chelsea at London Stadium on March 6, 2017 in Stratford, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) ***RIGHT IMAGE*** LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: Manager of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho watches on during The FA Community Shield match between Leicester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on August 7, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)

Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge for the marquee FA Cup quarterfinal match, and it is all set to be a battle of the back-threes.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte sticks with his strongest eleven, with Nemanja Matic giving N’Golo Kante company in midfield, and Willian and Eden Hazard lining up either side of Diego Costa. As usual, Gary Cahill, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta combine in the back-three.

Meanwhile, Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has continued with a similar setup that he implemented in the midweek game against FC Rostov in the Europa League, with Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Marcos Rojo lining up in a back-three.

The Manchester United boss has made four changes from the previous match, with Marcus Rashford leading the attack and Matteo Darmian deployed as the left wingback.

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