I’d be really surprised if Amorim goes with Atlay Bayindir in goal for this game, with the issues that the Turkish goalkeeper has been having, particularly with set pieces, in the early parts of the season. This means we should see a debut for Senne Lammens, who United have signed from Royal Antwerp. 

Lammens comes highly rated, but so did the majority of the signings that currently make up the United squad so we will have to see how he adapts to the Premier League. Chelsea will be encouraged by his presence in the United net and look to test him regularly, with some nerves sure to be in the gloves of the new Manchester United goalkeeper. It is probably one of, if not the most, difficult role in football. Few players come under as much scrutiny as the Manchester United goalkeeper so Lammens will need a big personality to match his shot-stopping ability if he is to succeed at United. 

Lammens was forced into making 174 saves across his 41 appearances in the Belgian First Division (4.24 per 90) and maintained a 77% save percentage throughout the season. Chelsea have drawn 12 saves from opposition keepers across their four Premier League games this season, drawing 4+ saves from Leno and Kelleher in each of their last two matches, so they have the attacking ability to test the new United keeper.

Chelsea are averaging exactly 10.0 fouls committed per game in the Premier League this season across their opening four games of the Premier League season. They covered this line in both meetings against United last season, committing 14 fouls at Old Trafford and 10 fouls at Stamford Bridge. 

Chelsea are a young side, and with that comes a degree of petulance which the manager can’t always account for. The Blues averaged 11.5 fouls committed per game last season and received the most yellow cards of any side (99), which displays the issues that the Blues can have when it comes to discipline. 

Manchester United have a lot of players who regularly win fouls. Dorgu down the left-hand side is a magnet when it comes to winning fouls, and the additions of Cunha and Mbeumo also add an ability to win fouls to the United side, which wasn’t there last season. United have won 48 fouls across their four Premier League matches this season (12.0 per game).

Cole Palmer has returned from injury in fine form with a goal against Brentford from the bench and a goal against Bayern Munich as Chelsea fell to a 3-1 defeat midweek at the Allianz Arena. Both goals were expertly taken, and Palmer has been playing with more fluency since the international break. He was carrying a light injury in the early weeks of the season, which partially explains why he didn’t start with this kind of form.

Palmer is easily Chelsea’s most important player. There are three players in the Chelsea side I would consider as undroppable: Palmer, Caicedo, and Cucurella - this trio are a level above the other players in the Chelsea squad and are crucial to their success. You only have to look at Chelsea's performances without one of this trio to see how important they are to the squad, as the Blues’ 2-2 draw with Brentford last time out demonstrated. 

It is a tad worrying that Chelsea have spent over 2 billion pounds since the new ownership took over, and they only have three players that could be considered as clear starters, but Palmer often carries the team on his back himself. Palmer averaged 3.55 shots per 90 and 1.44 shots on target per 90 across his 37 Premier League appearances last season, with this record returning 15 goals. Palmer has a pretty decent record against United; he scored home and away against the Red Devils in his first season at Chelsea.

I think there is a decent case for Cucurella being labelled as the best left back in the Premier League over the last few seasons. He has become incredibly consistent for the Blues after a really tough start to life at Chelsea. One of Cucurella’s best, but paradoxically worst, traits is how aggressive he is against his opposite number, which is set to be Bryan Mbeumo here. 

Cucurella has committed four fouls across his three Premier League starts this season (1.22 per 90), with the Spanish fullback also committing a foul in Chelsea’s 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich last time out. It’s not often that Cucurella is second best in a duel against a winger, but Michael Olise gave him a really tough time, and he will have his hands full with Bryan Mbeumo and a supporting wingback here. 

Mbeumo has won six fouls across his four Premier League appearances this season (1.50 per 90) and has been one of United’s brighter performers in what has been a tough start to the season for Ruben Amorim. Mbeumo averaged 1.16 fouls won per 90 across his 38 Premier League appearances last season and was hauled down four times across his two appearances against Chelsea for Brentford last season.

It would be in line with the current Manchester United situation if Garnacho was able to inflict any sort of damage against his former side on Saturday evening. He’s not a popular figure at Old Trafford with the way things ended between the Argentine and the club that developed him, but it is impossible to deny the traits that Garnacho brings to the table. 

Garnacho has the ability to drift through games without causing much threat before popping up with a crucial goal contribution. Of all the U21 attackers in Europe, only Lamine Yamal registered more goal contributions than Garnacho last season, which shows his effectiveness when it comes to having tangible output. 

Garnacho hasn’t been offered a start yet in this Chelsea side, but should get his opportunity here, having come off the bench in recent matches against Brentford and Bayern Munich. Garnacho registered 21 goal contributions (11 goals, 10 assists) across his 58 appearances for Manchester United last season.

Fernandez has shown patches of brilliance in the early parts of the season, but like most of the Chelsea squad, he is prone to showing real frustration when things aren’t going the Blues’ way. This was evident in Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Fulham a few weeks ago when Fernandez stormed down the tunnel at half-time after a poor performance, seemingly ready to scrap anyone that stood in his way. 

He’s yet to pick up his first caution of the season, but this could be the perfect environment for Fernandes to pick up a booking. He’s committed three fouls across his four Premier League appearances this season (0.77 per 90), which was an average that sat at 1.59 fouls committed per 90 last season so we can expect his current duel and foul numbers to increase in the coming weeks. 

Fernandez picked up eight yellow cards last season, with Chelsea finishing with more yellow cards than any other side (99). Only Levi Colwill (9) and Moises Caicedo (11) picked up more cautions than Enzo Fernandez for Chelsea last season, so you have to assume that his first caution of the season isn’t too far away.

I’m really not a fan of Bruno Fernandes in this deeper role, which Amorim has been playing him in. Bruno Fernandes should be as high up the pitch as possible, in my opinion. There aren’t many players in the United squad that can replicate his level of goals and assists, so to have him in the middle of the park is a bit questionable. 

He’s also not the most switched-on defensively, which is another reason to play him a bit higher up the pitch, but it does aid our selection here. Fernandes will be facing up against one of the most balanced midfield set-ups in the Premier League, with Fernandez and Caicedo having a strong record when it comes to winning fouls in the English top flight last season and in the early parts of this season. 

I can see Chelsea winning the midfield battle pretty often, with Fernandes often in the wrong position to secure United’s rest defence, which looks pretty non-existent at the moment. Fernandes was shown a yellow card against Burnley and collected three yellow cards and two red cards last season, which is actually a pretty modest total for a player of his temperament.