Chelsea look to grab points off Man United

● Chelsea are focused on extending their recent positive run when they travel to face Manchester United in the Premier League today. After consecutive league defeats by Watford and Bournemouth, Chelsea have bounced back with a win over West Bromwich Albion, an FA Cup victory against Hull and a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.

Chelsea are fourth in the standings, three points behind second-placed United, as the race to secure a top-four finish heats up with 11 games left in the campaign. Chelsea have a crucial run of fixtures coming up with the trip to Old Trafford followed by a trip to league leaders Manchester City, a home game against Crystal Palace and the return leg against Barcelona at the Nou Camp.

Pep Guardiola is anxious to play down suggestions

● that winning his first piece of silverware for Manchester City in today’s League Cup final against Arsenal would herald a period of dominance.

The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach takes his side to Wembley with the Premier League title virtually in the bag and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals looking certain. But despite City’s dominance this season, Guardiola will be eager to get his hands on a trophy, even if it would have been fourth on the list of his priorities when the campaign began.

City are clear favourites to beat Arsenal, but Arsene Wenger’s men have made a habit of cup success in recent years, winning the FA Cup in three of the past four seasons.