Season sees first major head-to-head with Chelsea up against United
Moyes could not have asked for a sterner start to the season and in Chelsea he faces a side who are already building up a head of steam
Just a week into the new season, the Premier League will witness its first major head-to-head of the campaign when Chelsea face off against champions Manchester United on Monday.
New United manager David Moyes could not have asked for a sterner start to the season and in Chelsea he faces a side who are already building up a head of steam.
Chelsea won 2-0 against Hull City on manager Jose Mourinho's return to Stamford Bridge last weekend and followed that up with a gritty 2-1 success at home to Aston Villa on Wednesday, in a game brought forward due to the Europa League champions' involvement in the Uefa Super Cup.
It means the London side can open up a six-point lead over their title rivals by winning at Old Trafford, and having seen United twice left in the starting blocks by Chelsea during Mourinho's first stint at the club, United midfielder Ryan Giggs is determined not to let it happen again.
"In Mourinho's first spell at Chelsea, they obviously got off to a few good starts and we didn't manage to catch them," said the Welsh veteran.
"You always want to get off to a good start. It has obviously been well documented that we have got a tough start, but we started well with a good win at Swansea on Saturday and hopefully we can carry that on."
