Take Tomas Araujo, for instance. The towering, 22-year-old Benfica centre-back who recently earned his first cap for the Portuguese national team. A defender recently linked with Chelsea, and for whom Benfica reportedly turned down a £25 million bid from Crystal Palace over the summer.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is ready to use the January transfer window to make changes to his squad.The 39-year-old manager has made it clear that he will stick with the 3-4-3 formation

It’s a big motivation. To make sure we prepare for the game in a good way and to make sure we will be the team on Sunday to stay unbeaten. It brings an extra motivation because we want to show we are able to beat every team.

Chelsea are looking to claim consecutive wins in the Premier League when they face Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon at Stamford Bridge.