Midfielder N'Golo Kante will be given every chance to return from a hamstring injury when Chelsea play Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday.

Kante could be joined in midfield by former Leicester team-mate Danny Drinkwater, who could make his first Premier League start for Chelsea.

Right wing-back Victor Moses (hamstring) is the only definite absentee, with captain Gary Cahill poised to start in defence despite his early tactical substitution in the loss at Roma.

Chelsea squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Morata, Hazard, Pedro, Bakayoko, Kenedy, Musonda, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Clarke-Salter, Scott, Eduardo.

Jose Mourinho, meanwhile, does not expect to have any of his injured players back for Sunday's clash.

Manchester United were without five players for Tuesday's Champions League win over Benfica while Jesse Lingard picked up a back problem and was substituted at half-time.

Paul Pogba, Michael Carrick, Marouane Fellani, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo have all spent significant time on the sidelines.

On facing his former club, Mourinho said: "It isn't a big thing. It's normal, it's football, it's professionalism. One day you are in one club, the next day you're in another club.

"It's a big thing because it's a big match, because it's a big opponent, because it's the champions. It's one of these matches between the top teams in the country. But from the emotional point of view, it's just one more game."

Man United squad: De Gea, Romero, Pereira, Valencia, Darmian, Tuanzebe, Bailly, Lindelof, Jones, Smalling, Blind, Shaw, Rojo, Young, Matic, Herrera, McTominay, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku, Rashford, Martial.