Neville: Chelsea A Must-win Game

Mourinho masterclass

I thought that Manchester United played better than people suggested against Tottenham. The manager and the players deserve more credit than they got.

They controlled the second half and, yes Dele Alli had that chance, it was always a 1-0 game for me and you just cannot write off Jose Mourinho in big games.

I love the anticipation of seeing the teamsheet for a big United game. Tactically he's phenomenal and always finds a way to get a result.

Bridging the gap

Manchester United's trip to Chelsea on Sunday (live on Sky Sports Premier League) is a huge game for the Premier League title race. We saw what Manchester City did to Chelsea, beating them 1-0 and probably producing one of the best performances we've seen in three or four seasons.

United have to win the game. I don't think a draw is good enough but I think they are ready to win a game of this magnitude.

Chelsea have the players to hurt you with Eden Hazard coming back to form. Will Jose look to man-mark him with Ander Herrera? Tactically I think it will be another game where he comes up with a plan to win the game.

The new Solskjaer

Anthony Martial is a fantastic weapon because if you're a full-back and you defend for 60-65 minutes against somebody like Marcus Rashford, and then you bring on Martial, who is similarly quick, it is soul destroying.

I don't think Martial should be overly concerned about starting games because his importance is huge. Similar to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 1999, he produces his best performances from the bench, so at this moment in time keep that going.

Manchester United fans adore him, you hear them singing his name as much as any other player, and as an impact substitute he's as good as anybody.

Lay off Lukaku

I think Romelu Lukaku probably dipped in the previous three games, which happens when you join a new side, but he was better against Tottenham and started bullying their defenders.

Forget the chances he's missed, if he keeps performing like that he will score goals in the big games and he looked razor sharp.

There's not actually that many strikers who score lots of goals in the big games so I think it is a harsh criticism, but if United are to to get a result at Chelsea they need another big performance from him.

Matic move a mystery

I don't actually see Lukaku as a former Chelsea player, unlike Nemanja Matic who has won titles with them. I see Lukaku more as a former Everton and West Brom player, but he will want to prove it was a massive mistake selling him.

I didn't understand selling Matic at the start of the season and I don't understand it now, so it will be interesting to see how Chelsea fans react to him.

It seems like a business decision as they'd committed to sign Tiemoue Bakayoko, but as a football decision it is as bizarre as you will see, similar to Leeds selling Eric Cantona to Manchester United.

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