David Luiz will not feature against Manchester United this afternoon

The Brazilian has been axed from Antonio Conte's matchday squad this afternoon as Chelsea welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge.

After the defensive horror show in midweek when Chelsea suffered a 3-0 defeat to Roma, two of the back three have been dropped from the side.

Antonio Rudiger and Luiz are replaced by Davide Zappacosta and Andreas Christensen.

Ethan Ampadu has managed to get a spot on the bench with the 17-year-old in line for making his Premier League debut this afternoon.

And Conte insists the decision for Luiz being dropped is tactical.

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