Chelsea vs. Manchester United: Bold Predictions for Epic Premier League Rivalry

Super Bowl XLVI between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants might be Sunday's most anticipated football match, but the epic Premier League rivalry between Manchester United and Chelsea could very well be the most exciting football match of the day.

These two English footballing powers met in September at Old Trafford where United won 3-1 and dominated the Blues for 90 minutes.

Despite scoring a wonderful goal just after the second half had kicked off, Chelsea striker Fernando Torres missed a wide open net later in the match, which unfortunately became the main storyline from that day.

Now Torres and Chelsea are out for revenge in a match that will be so exciting, you don't have to follow the sport to even appreciate it.

Let's look at three bold predictions for this awesome rivalry match.

Fernando Torres scores, earns man of the match

Fernando Torres' goal-scoring record at Chelsea is not close to what it was when he wore the red Liverpool shirt for much of his career, but against Manchester United the Spanish striker usually has success.

Torres has all the skills necessary to beat a United defense that has been ravaged by injury with center backs Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic missing significant time.

Expect Torres to silence his critics with the best performance of his career as a Chelsea player on Sunday at Stamford Bridge.

David De Gea will allow four goals

Manchester United replaced legendary goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar with the young Spanish star David De Gea in the summer, and the move has been a disaster thus far for manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

De Gea has struggled throughout the season and has been inconsistent in net for the Red Devils. He has looked quite uncomfortable at times, and has struggled against top teams including rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

Without his backup available because of injury, De Gea will have to be the guy for United on Sunday, and if he allows an early goal his confidence and the chances of the Red Devils winning could plummet.

One player from each team will be sent off

The intensity of this fantastic rivalry will certainly make for some physical play, even too physical at times.

In the last match, Chelsea left back Ashley Cole could have been given a red card for a dangerous tackle on United forward Javier Hernandez, but was given just a yellow.

Both clubs have several strong players and as a whole these clubs just don't like each other. A scenario where one player from each team is given a red card and sent off at one point is totally believable.

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