With Diego Costa not fit and not sure of featuring against Man Utd. Loic Remy also suffered a groin injury against Maribor and may likely not be fit to start against Man Utd.

Likely solution to Chelsea striker conundrum.

DROGBA AS A OPTION
Drogba may likely lead the attack against Manchester United, but he has lost yard of pace and power since his first spell at Chelsea. He might not be able to hold his upfront alone against Man Utd especially if Chelsea is on the back foot. His hold up play is not up to required standard again.

SCHURRLE AS A FALSE NINE
Andre Schurrle started last season corresponding feature as a false nine, but was anonymous for most of the match. His playing pattern is dominated by intelligent runs and shooting ability. Playing as a none striker doesn’t give space for those runs as the two center backs will always be on his nerve. He tends to be wasteful playing alone upfront as his hold up play is not good enough.

FABREGAS AS A FALSE NINE
Fabregas succeeded as a false nine at Barcelona and Spain, but his quality playing beside Matic cannot be underrated. The quality of the passes he can give playing the striker will be missing if he gets shifted to play as false nine.

SOLUTION
I still think Chelsea will still have to play with a false nine. And I think Willian can do the job very as he tends to shoot very well and can also hold up the ball very well bringing other players into play. He can also interchange position dropping deep to help retain possession.