• This will be the 145th meeting between United and Chelsea in all competitions, and the 129th in the League. United have won 64 matches to Chelsea's 39, with 41 draws. In the league the record is 54-36 and 38 draws.
  • This will be the sides’ 29th Premier League meeting. In this category the lead is with the Londoners – Chelsea have won 9, drawn 11 and lost 8. At Old Trafford Chelsea's record is excellent in the Premier League – 4 wins, 4 losses and 6 draws.
  • Frank Lampard and Claude Makalele have a reason to celebrate regardless of the score. Lampard will mark his 200th League appearance with the Blues, and Makalele is due his 100th start in a Chelsea shirt.
  • If Wayne Rooney scores – it will be his 50th Premier League goal. Louis Saha needs a brace to reach 100 goals in English football.
  • Manchester United are on the back of seven consecutive league wins, but also following defeat to Celtic in the Champions League. Chelsea also lost their midweek game in Europe at Werder Bremen.
  • Manchester United have lost only once in the league this season, 1-0 at home to Arsenal - Chelsea have lost twice at Middlesbrough and Tottenham.
  • Chelsea are the only Premier League team to have scored in every match this season
  • Sir Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho have met six times in all competitions. The Manchester United manager can boast only one win – last season 1-0 at Old Trafford in the league, when Darren Fletcher's goal ended Chelsea's 40- match unbeaten run.