Given that if they win they’ll stand a very good chance of reaching Wembley, can Man United make up for their midweek slump by beating Chelsea in Monday’s FA Cup 5th round face-off?

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally met his match on Tuesday. The Norwegian’s remarkable start to his tenure at the top of United – one that saw 10 wins across the Premier League and FA Cup in 11 fixtures – came to an end against Paris Saint-Germain.

Even without Neymar and Edinson Cavani – that doesn’t really matter when you have Kylian Mbappe – PSG outclassed their hosts, scoring twice at Old Trafford to leave Solskjaer and co. a mountain to climb when they travel to Paris in early March.

The club could do, then, with a mini reset on Monday. They’re going to be without Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial, however, with booth likely out for a fortnight due to their respective injuries. That might provide the out of form and out of favour Romelu Lukaku a chance to prove his worth once again; the Belgian sits at a Super Mega PGM of 19-23, ahead of Marcus Rashford and top scorer Paul Pogba, both at 18-22.

While United stumbled in Europe, Chelsea found a bit of respite after a rough few weeks in the league. Thursday’s trip to Malmo might not have been a masterclass, but it still saw the Blues come away from Sweden with a 2-1 victory, one that leaves them in the driving seat and with one foot in the Europe League last-16.

That came after a run that saw 2-0, 4-0 and 6-0 losses against Arsenal, Bournemouth and Man City, the kind of form that can imperil a manager’s job. Maurizio Sarri has a chance to buy himself some more time, and get a bit of revenge, this week, as Monday’s FA Cup game is followed by an EFL Cup final against City on Sunday (with their Malmo 2nd leg tucked in between).

January loanee Gonzalo Higuain is at a Super Mega PGM of 32-38, with Eden Hazard at 31-37, Olivier Giroud at 27-32 and Pedro at 18-22.

Though they have been worse off over the last couple of weeks, the hosts’ superior performance midweek has Spreadex offering a Chelsea/Man United Goal Supremacy spread of 0.35-0.55, alongside a Total Goals spread of 2.7-2.9 and a Bookings spread of 43-47.