One of the most avidly awaited football matches so far this season takes place later today. We’re talking about Manchester Utd vs. Chelsea FC, and anticipation is building nicely for the big game. Whether you’re a fan of Radamel Falcao or Diego Costa this is a match you’ll want to follow, and we can tell you that Man Utd vs. Chelsea live news club apps for iOS have both been updated.

Millions of football fans around the world will be watching this match today on TV, and you can optimize your enjoyment of the match with these suggested apps. Alternatively if you can’t be somewhere to view the game as it happens the apps will keep you in the loop with live scores and much more. The Blues and Red Devils supporters are both catered for with respective club apps.

First we’ll start with MU Live — Live Scores, Results and News for Manchester United Fans. This iOS app is free from iTunes here and it’s compatible for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad running iOS 6.0 or later. It was updated yesterday to version 3.0.3 bringing reliability and speed improvements. Features include news, events, match reviews, line ups, substitutions, and cards to name just a few, and app users can receive push notifications of kick-off, goals, and more. There’s also player news on Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Angel di Maria, and the rest of the players.

Now for Chelsea fans we have details of CFC Live — Live Score, Results and News for Chelsea Football Fans. As you would expect it has many of the same features of the Man U version of the app but player news is of course concentrated on the likes of Eden Hazard, Ramires, John Terry etc. This is also a free app and you can download it from iTunes. It’s compatible with devices running iOS 6.0 or later and again it was updated yesterday to version 3.0.3.

We’ll be sitting down to watch the match later today joining a multitude of soccer fans, not just in the UK but across the globe. Will you be rooting for Man Utd or Chelsea in what should be a nail-biter later today?