Chelsea news: Antonio Conte provides Victor Moses injury update ahead of Man Utd clash

CHELSEA star Victor Moses will not return to action against Manchester United.

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That's what Antonio Conte has confirmed ahead of Sunday's Premier League showdown with Jose Mourinho's Red Devils.

Moses has been out of action since hobbling out of Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace on October 14.

The hamstring injury suffered at Selhurst Park saw him miss two Champions League ties against Roma, as well as domestic encounters with Watford, Everton and Bournemouth.

Moses posted a video of himself exercising in a pool earlier this week captioned: "Putting the work in will be back soon!"

No, zero chance

Antonio Conte confirms Victor Moses will not play against Manchester United

Conte says the United fixture has come too soon for the Nigeria international to make his comeback though.

Asked if Moses could feature on Sunday, Conte said: "No, zero chance.

"It was a bad muscular problem. We must wait and have patience, he needs more time to recover."

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has confirmed Victor Moses will not play against Manchester United

Mourinho gives worrying injury update ahead of Chelsea clash

Victor Moses plays for Chelsea versus Crystal Palace in the Premier LeagueGETTY

Victor Moses has not played for Chelsea since hobbling out of last month's Crystal Palace defeat

Chelsea sit fourth going into the United clash having collected 19 points from their opening 10 games.

They can leapfrog London rivals Tottenham into third providing they beat United and Spurs fail to win against Palace.

Chelsea's chances of catching Premier League leaders Manchester City can be boosted if Arsenal beat them on Sunday.

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