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Sir
Alex Ferguson has written off Chelsea’s chances of winning the English Premier
League – claiming that it is now a two-horse race.
Chelsea
have twelve more games to play this season, with the Blues facing United on
Tuesday night and, with twelve points separating Carlo Ancelotti’s side and the
current League leaders United, Ferguson believes that the title race is now
between his side and Arsenal.
"Normally
two teams break away when you come to the end of the season - that's the way
it's looking," Ferguson said. "I think either Arsenal or ourselves
will win it."
Ferguson
has become a master of the mid games in his twenty-plus years as manager and so
it is no surprise to see the Scot adding some spice to the pre-match build-up
to Tuesday’s game.
Ferguson
also rejected Chelsea captain John Terry’s claims that United could falter
under the pressure of being at the top of the Premier League table:
"I
said some time ago, the team that is most consistent would win the league. That
is why I stress that we have to keep our momentum going and get that
consistency. But it won't be easy [for Chelsea] to come back from that kind of
points deficit.”
United
face Wigan this weekend and it is widely expected that Ferguson will rest key
players such as Wayne Rooney in preparation for the Chelsea game. The Red
Devils will be without captain Rio Ferdinand but Michael Owen and Ryan Giggs
could both feature having returned from their respective injuries. It is
expected that Javier Hernandez could start for United, alongside Dimitar
Berbatov in a 4-4-2 formation.
United
were boosted with the recent news that Antonio Valencia, who suffered a broken
ankle in September in a game against Rangers in September. “He’s in contact
training now and has been taking part in all the sessions” Ferguson
revealed.
This article
originally appeared on sports website Sports Haze but is now unavailable due to
the site closing down.
Picture from The Sport Review
