At approximately 5:39 pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, USGS seismographs detected a global tremor. After careful investigation, the epicenter of the tremor was found to be southwest of central Manchester, England, specifically on Matt Busby Way.

It was the sound of tens of thousands of Manchester United faithful breathing a giant sigh of relief after the Red Devils’ 5-2 Carabao Cup victory over Leicester City, officially signaling the end of the Erik Ten era Hagg.

Now come the serious questions. Was Man United’s victory a singular release of joy and enthusiasm, or the true sign of a better future? Will interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy be on the touchline when United take on Chelsea on Sunday? (Start time and viewing details below.) Will Sporting CP manager Rubén Amorim will settle on time?

Despite the good vibes that currently exist at Old Trafford, the reality is that the club is still a disaster. They are stuck in 14th place in the table and their points total is as close to the relegation zone as fourth-placed Aston Villa.

In the Premier League, they have won just three times, and those wins came against ninth-placed Brentford, tenth-placed Fulham and last-placed Southampton.

On the plus side for United, Alejandro Garnacho finally seems somewhat comfortable wearing the star mantle. He has played well in four of his last five games, with a goal against Brentford on October 19 and a goal and assist against Leicester in the Carabao Cup.

In United’s 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce in the Europa League on October 24, the 20-year-old only managed two shots, but helped his team in other ways. He completed 85 percent of his 20 passes and won seven of his 12 rushing duels.

Garnacho will need to be on top of his game against a vigorous Chelsea side who have won eight of 10 in all competitions. They sit fifth in the table, one point behind Aston Villa and Arsenal.

In their last Premier League game against Newcastle, in the 18th minute, the Blues’ Cole Palmer recorded a hockey assist on a beautiful long pass to Pedro Neto, who slid the ball to Nicolas Jackson for the breakaway goal.

After Newcastle equalized, Palmer came to the fore again. Just after halftime, he picked up the ball near the halfway line, entered the box and fired a guided missile past Nick Pope to score the go-ahead goal in Chelsea’s 2-1 victory.

Just three days later, Blues manager Enzo Maresca rotated his team against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup and lost 2-0.

Palmer has been a revelation this season. The 22-year-old player has seven goals and five assists in 11 games.

Man United comes into this match outmanned and outgunned. They will be without Antony, Harry Maguire, Kobbie Mainoo, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw.

Maguire, Mainoo and Mount have started a combined 12 Premier League games this season. Malacia has been out for 18 months but has been training with the first team. Shaw hasn’t played since July.

Left-back Noussair Mazraoui suffered a knee injury against West Ham on October 27 and his availability is still in doubt.

Manchester United planned lineup: Onana, Dalot, de Ligt, Martínez, Mazraoui, Casemiro, Ugarte, Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho, Holjund

Chelsea have only lost once away from Stamford Bridge in the Premiership this season. Don’t expect them to waste another Sunday.

Chelsea’s expected lineup: Sánchez, Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, James, Caicedo, Lavia, Madueke, Palmer, Neto, Jackson

Predicted score: Chelsea 3, Manchester United 1

Start time is 11:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, November 3. The game can be seen on USA Network.