Chelsea’s fine finishing has them flying high – but how long can it last? | Chelsea

Michael Carrick will arrive at Stamford Bridge on Saturday with the air of a dead man walking. Yet despite Manchester United being fifth-bottom of the Premier League and Chelsea fifth-top, the Blues have performed worse this season according to Opta’s expected points model.

Is there a glitch in the matrix? Has the fabled supercomputer clicked on a suspicious link? Even though the margin…