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Manchester United’s clash with Chelsea has been given a very unflattering name

Published 20:35 27 Dec 2015 GMT

Simon Lloyd
Manchester United’s clash with Chelsea has been given a very unflattering name

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Monday evening's clash between Manchester United and Chelsea is perhaps not the glamour tie it once was.

In 2008, the pair contested a Champions League Final, yet less than eight years on from that night in Moscow, both teams have considerable troubles as they meet at Old Trafford. While Chelsea still languish in the bottom half of the Premier League, United have crashed out of the Champions League and are on a run of three consecutive league defeats. Unsurprisingly, few are tipping the game to be an exhibition of breathtakingly exciting attacking football, and many on Twitter have even given the fixture its own unflattering name. https://twitter.com/RedDevilTimes/status/681205812241547264 https://twitter.com/AshiqSenin/status/681110506699010049 https://twitter.com/drinkkwater_/status/681206605237497856 'El Boringo' can hardly be described as creative, but then again, neither are either of the teams taking part in it.

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Manchester United's clash with Chelsea has been given a very unflattering name