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Chelsea vs Man Utd line ups confirmed: Kovacic in, De Gea benched, Rashford out wide
CHELSEA boss Maurizio Sarri starts with Mateo Kovacic in midfield ahead of Ross Barkley against Manchester United in the FA Cup fifth round tonight.
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Sarri has made five changes from the team which beat Malmo in the Europa League on Thursday night.
After being rested Antonio Rudiger, N’Golo Kante, Marcos Alonso and Eden Hazard return.
Gonzalo Higuain was ineligible to play in midweek but is restored to the starting line-up.
Young start Callum Hudson-Odoi is on the bench with Willian and Olivier Giroud.
For Manchester United, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes four changes, two enforced from the defeat to PSG on Tuesday.
Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial are out with injury so Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku start.
Sergio Romero plays ahead of the rested David de Gea while Chris Smalling comes in for Eric Bailly.
Out of form Alexis Sanchez is named on the bench.
Team news is in at the Bridge! ������
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) February 18, 2019
Here's how the Blues line up... #CHEMUN pic.twitter.com/rj2qmAuOfi
The news you've been waiting for — tonight's #MUFC team to face Chelsea in the #EmiratesFACup! ������
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 18, 2019
Chelsea: Arrizabalaga; Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso; Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic; Pedro, Hazard, Higuain.
Subs: Caballero, Christensen, Zappacosta, Barkley, Hudson-Odoi, Willian, Giroud.
Man Utd: Romero, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Lukaku.
Subs: De Gea, Bailly, Dalot, Fred, McTominay, Pereira, Sanchez.