They have no fresh injury or suspensions to worry about and have considerable firepower heading into the crucial clash, with the likes of Sadio Mane and Bamba Dieng raring to go.
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are also hoping to qualify and will resume their bids with the next set of fixtures in September.
It's very crucial for a player to decide to go in a team with a coach that really wants him. The Belgian striker made an instant impact on his return, scoring at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal, before further adding to his tally against Aston Villa and Zenit.
If you win against Arsenal and Tottenham away, it means the team is a good team. We started very slowly.
I was pleased with our aggression, our rhythm and the intensity. Man Utd caretaker boss Michael Carrick on Sky Sports: I'm disappointed actually.
Centre-back Yerry Mina (hamstring) and Andre Gomes (calf) are also missing, while defender Mason Holgate is suspended.
He can tell Rangnick that United at least showed some of the nerve and heart that have been missing as Solskjaer stumbled haplessly to the sack.
You are better off throwing him to the wolves and playing him, in my opinion. If he then doesn't play well, the Chelsea fans will soon let him know.
Coming in at No 4 in the overall form chart, the Portuguese has shone for Pep Guardiola's side this term after nearly leaving the club in the summer.
It took three years for his Manchester United tenure to turn toxic, but less than 18 months in his last role, at Tottenham.
They were reduced to 10 men when Alex Iwobi was sent off for a dangerous tackle in the 66th minute, seven minutes after coming on.
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Arteta's side are three points ahead of West Ham and Manchester United having played three and two games fewer respectively than their other rivals for a top-four spot.
Southgate says Manchester City midfielder Jack Grealish has also been suffering from an illness but will be ready to play if required on Friday.
Having more touches in the opposition box shows it is working. His switch to the right is now considered a little unusual for a right-footed player.
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I'm not sure about that. Merson added that the recent performances of the United players during defeats to Manchester City, Liverpool and Watford would make coaching them a tough job for any manager.
I don't put that much emphasis on the trophy itself but let's be honest and realistic and say if we can manage to win this trophy every month then we will probably do really well in the league as well so it goes hand in hand, he said.
If we can find a way of getting ahead in these games - as you saw (in the 2-2 draw) at Birmingham - it gives the players real confidence and a lift.
The Reds took the lead when Keita traded passes with Diogo Jota, rounded the keeper and coolly slotted the ball in for his fourth of the season.
The only glimmer of hope for City's title rivals is that they did not look at their fluid best, particularly in the second half, but ultimately they had done enough to secure the points as Brentford rarely looked like threatening an equaliser.
Higgins was jailed for 24 years in 2019 for abusing trainees in his care, predominantly at Southampton and Peterborough, between 1971 and 1996.
The substitute had only been on the field three minutes when he took a pass form Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall on the left edge of the penalty area, turned inside and then slotted inside Alisson's near post.
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In a drab first half, Burnley came closer to scoring than Arsenal, Aaron Ramsdale misjudging a punch only for the ball to skid off his knuckles, hit a body, and dribble wide.
With a goal and assist against Burnley, Cristiano Ronaldo has registered double figures for goal involvements in each of his last 17 league seasons, scoring eight goals and assisting three more so far this campaign.
Chelsea continued to look the more likely when they upped the tempo on the counter attack and it was no surprise when Christian Pulisic tucked home their second goal on 63 minutes to put them in a strong position ahead of the second leg in France on March 16.
Matt Crooks, a former United youth player and lifelong fan, levelled in the second half - a controversial goal given Duncan Watmore handled before he crossed - and Bruno Fernandes then somehow hit the post when he looked certain to score.
We had control for large periods. We didn't and we conceded two poor goals, so it's no surprise that we're disappointed.
Chelsea have now won all five of their home Champions League matches under Tuchel, having won the competition last season.
The football unit realised they wanted a specialist officer to deal with hate crime offences. Deeney told me he is being racially abused online 30-40 times every week, saying: Easy.
