Between them, the two clubs have shared 18 of the 31 titles awarded so far and only once – in 2015/16 – have both the Reds and Blues failed to rank among the division’s top-four sides at the end of the season.
All that history has resulted in some fascinating statistics for you to pore over ahead of tonight’s game, which will be a 63rd meeting in the Premier League…
MEETING MAURICIO
Mauricio Pochettino returned to English football with Chelsea over the summer and Wednesday’s encounter will mark United’s 15th tete-a-tete with a side coached by the Argentinian.