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Gary Neville believes Chelsea will need to give special attention to Marouane Fellaini in order to stop his threat on Saturday.
The Manchester United midfielder has become an important part of Louis van Gaals resurgent side and was once again one of the best players on the pitch during the 4-2 win over Manchester City in the derby.
Up against Chelsea this weekend, Fellainis powerful presence will be needed more than ever given the strength that Chelsea have in their side and Neville and Jamie Carragher both agreed that Jose Mourinho will be tactically astute on the day.
They expect Mourinho to bring a gameplan to neutralise Man Uniteds threats and feel Kurt Zouma could start in midfield to help thwart Fellaini.
I think hell just think destruction first and foremost, hell think how Im going to stop them and then how Im going to win the game, Neville said.
I think Zouma coming in is a good point, it will be alongside Matic in midfield. Zouma will sit a little bit to the right and just sacrifice himself in the game.
That will then give them (Branislav) Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Zouma, Matic, (Didier) Drogba potentially, and hell think: I can win this game either by a bit of magic from Hazard or by set-pieces. Hell play the long game.
His team arent playing very well, United are playing better than them at this moment in time. But hell stop that pattern on the left-hand side and more often than not, when he pays attention to things, he does.
The fact that Neville and Carragher are discussing Mourinhos plans to stop him is a testament to how much Fellaini has improved but whether the Chelsea boss sees him as the main threat remains to be seen.
Either way, Fellaini will be in the starting XI on Saturday if fit and United fans are hoping he can put in another game changing performance to steer van Gaals side to seven consecutive wins.
The Manchester United midfielder has become an important part of Louis van Gaals resurgent side and was once again one of the best players on the pitch during the 4-2 win over Manchester City in the derby.
Up against Chelsea this weekend, Fellainis powerful presence will be needed more than ever given the strength that Chelsea have in their side and Neville and Jamie Carragher both agreed that Jose Mourinho will be tactically astute on the day.
They expect Mourinho to bring a gameplan to neutralise Man Uniteds threats and feel Kurt Zouma could start in midfield to help thwart Fellaini.
I think hell just think destruction first and foremost, hell think how Im going to stop them and then how Im going to win the game, Neville said.
I think Zouma coming in is a good point, it will be alongside Matic in midfield. Zouma will sit a little bit to the right and just sacrifice himself in the game.
That will then give them (Branislav) Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Zouma, Matic, (Didier) Drogba potentially, and hell think: I can win this game either by a bit of magic from Hazard or by set-pieces. Hell play the long game.
His team arent playing very well, United are playing better than them at this moment in time. But hell stop that pattern on the left-hand side and more often than not, when he pays attention to things, he does.
The fact that Neville and Carragher are discussing Mourinhos plans to stop him is a testament to how much Fellaini has improved but whether the Chelsea boss sees him as the main threat remains to be seen.
Either way, Fellaini will be in the starting XI on Saturday if fit and United fans are hoping he can put in another game changing performance to steer van Gaals side to seven consecutive wins.