Happy To Welcome The Manchester United Vs Chelsea Duel, Thomas Tuchel: Unfortunately, It's Not A Title Competition

JAKARTA - Chelsea coach, Thomas Tuchel, welcomed his team's meeting with Manchester United in the postponed Premier League match on Friday morning. However, Tuchel regretted that the meeting was not in the context of fighting for the title.

"Of course I'm happy to go to Manchester United to play against them. The game against Manchester United is still special, they are still a big team," Tuchel said as quoted from Chelsea's official website, Thursday.

"Unfortunately, the two teams are not competing for the title. Unfortunately, there are two other teams in the red (Liverpool) and the blue (Manchester City) who have a lot to say and in recent years they confirmed the point." that.

Furthermore, personally Tuchel is delighted that he will be visiting Old Trafford to face the hosts. For Tuchel, the headquarters of the Red Devils is one of the magnificent stadiums in England.

Although Chelsea is currently relatively safe in third place in the 2021/2022 Premier League, Tuchel views this match will still be an important match because Manchester United is a big team.

He also stated that currently Chelsea are a strong team and assesses this duel is always a big game, no matter what position the two teams are in the standings.

"We are trying to prepare as best we can and win tomorrow's game because Chelsea and Manchester United for me, as a football fan and a big Premier League fan, are still big games," said Tuchel.

"I'll always be watching it, so being a part of it now is great fun."

Despite appearing as a guest, Chelsea can be more confident because of their last five Premier League matches, they recorded a 1-0 win against Newcastle, 6-0 against Southampton and 1-0 against West ham.