Nemanja Vidic says Chelsea's recent record against Manchester United gives the Blues the upper hand ahead of their Champions League quarter-final meeting.
United go to Stamford Bridge for Wednesday's first leg without an away win over Chelsea for nine years.
"They have an edge because they had good ones [results] against us," said the United defender.
"But this is the Champions League. The name of the game on Wednesday is to get an away goal."
Vidic could find himself playing against Fernando Torres, an opponent who seemed to thrive against him when he played for Liverpool, but who is still awaiting his first goal for Chelsea since his £50m move to London.
Chelsea's strikers have struggled to hit the target of late, with many of their goals coming from midfielders or even defenders, but Vidic said United would not be reading anything into this.
"It doesn't give us any confidence," he added. "Chelsea have good strikers, and we have a lot of respect for them.
"Just because they haven't been scoring goals, they will still be doing their best. And in a cup tie, what matters is who wins, not who gets the goals."
Although United beat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final in Moscow and in the 2010 Community Shield at Wembley, their record at Stamford Bridge in recent years is poor.
They have already been beaten there in the Premier League this season, a game in which Vidic was sent off.
But despite a poor run of results in West London, Vidic says United's displays there have given them grounds for optimism.
"Our performances at Chelsea in the last two or three years have been really good," he said.
"We have played some good football but in the end, we didn't get good results. Now I am thinking we should play badly and win."
source : bbc.co.uk
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