No sleep for the wearya'or for under-fire beginning supervisors and chasers of the Double. When Chelsea number Manchester United in an FA Cup quarterfinal replay on Monday around lunchtime, both teams could have had significantly less than two days to recover from their Premier League fixtures on Saturday. Those fittings barely may have played out differently. United won 1-0 at Sunderland, securing Martin O'Neill's destiny and fleetingly stretching their lead atop the dining table to 18 points. Manchester City's victory over Newcastle paid off the gap to 15 points, nevertheless the gain was United's seventh direct planning into next weekend's Manchester Derby. Chelsea, meanwhile, lost 2-1 at relegation-threatened Southampton. The end result heaped more distress on unpopular interim director Rafa Benitez, whose team fell to fourth placea'two points above Arsenal for the Premier League's final UEFA Champions League qualification position. Mike Hewitt/Getty Photos Afterward, Benitez was not afraid in worrying about Chelsea's demanding schedule. Whilst The Guardian reports, Chelsea's 54th and 55th suits of the season will be separated by less than 48 hours. "Physiologically, it's impossible," BenAtez said. "The day after having a game you feel really tired, but two days afterwards you feel a lot more tired. It's the fact. That 2nd day will be really hard for everyone." In this instance, needless to say, "everyone" also describes Manchester United. Friend Alex Ferguson's team moved to Sunderland on Saturday, and Monday's match is likely to be held in London. That said, United probably faced less strain than Chelsea, who're facing a three-club battle for the league's last two Champions League locations. "For four weeks, we have been enjoying one recreation every three or four days more orAless, we learn how to handle this, butAtwo days? It is impossible to possess new legs if you play the 90 minutes against Southampton," said Benitez. For United, the match represents the newest challenge in the search for a primary league-and-FA-Cup "Double" since 1998-99. The Red Devils also believed that time to the UEFA Champions League overhead. In 2013, United's Champions League problem finished in the Round of 16 against Real Madrid in a home loss (in controversial circumstances) on March 5. Five days later they lasted Chelsea's second-half recovery to bring 2-2 at Old Trafford in the initial FA Cup quarterfinal. According to Ferguson, United experienced their very own battle with fatigue that morning. Stu Forster/Getty Images "I thought we were happy to be honest with you," Ferguson said (via ManUtd.com). "I thought that fatigue had got into the staff and, from the comfortable place for the initial 20 minutes, you could begin to see the signs whenever we began to supply the ball away right before half-time. That is a definite sign of tiredness." Ferguson rested forward Wayne Rooney, opponent Rio Ferdinand and midfielder Ryan Giggs for Saturday's match (via Goal.com). Monday all three should be available. United last won the FA Cup in 2004, dropping finals in 2007 and 2005, the latter against Chelsea. The cup was raised by the Blues in '09, 2010 and 2012, but Dutch striker Robin van Persie said he is comfortable a positive result can be produced by Manchester United Monday at Stamford Bridge. "We want to gain the Double and we took a big part of the league (on Saturday against Sunderland )," van Persie explained (via ManUtd.com). "But we should choose both. Now we have to appear ahead to the FA Cup tie against Chelsea. It is going to be a major test but I am quite confident we could obtain a good result." and perform well at Stamford Bridge The champion improvements to handle Manchester City in the semifinals at Wembley on April 14. The final is scheduled for Might 11, also at Wembley.
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