If Manchester United are to be stopped from winning their record 19th league title, it would have to come down to what Chelsea and Arsenal can do. It would appear that Chelsea are the team who might still have the greatest say in United’s destiny, as they have yet to play the Red Devils at Old Trafford. It would bring back memories of recent past when the Blues were consistently United’s biggest threat to their dominance of the English Premier League, with the Stamford Bridge club triumphant on more than one occasion. It was the Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho who was in charge then. Those days are over and Carlo Ancelotti is now in the hot seat, although the Italian continues to enjoy the same talented squad that Mourinho led to many trophies.
Yet the mentality of the past and current versions of the Chelsea team cannot be more different. They were once incapable of being ruffled especially when under pressure from Manchester United. Now, they appear to be uneasy as the Red Devils challenge gathers pace and increases the pressure on them. Chelsea oversaw a strong lead at the Premier League pinnacle for several months but that has been reversed since 2010 begun. Now the club is staring up at the Red Devils as they play catch up in the Old Trafford Man United vs Chelsea live football online match. The general feeling within the Blues camp is also not one of the greatest confidence. Manager Carlo Ancelotti and his players realise that one wrong move could spell the end of their title hopes.
It might not be difficult to feel for what Chelsea is going through. Manchester United are a club that has been bred on success for many years now since their manager arrived. Alex Ferguson might not be the most popular man in English football, but the Manchester United manager is definitely the most successful. With the number of titles won running into double figures, including several cups in both English and European football, the United boss remains hungry for more success. That will manifest itself in the competition against Chelsea for the title. The opposite can be said for Carlo Ancelotti even though he has had notable successes in the past. It was like that against Jose Mourinho when the Portuguese switched to Italian football. It might very well be a repeat for Ancelotti against Ferguson with a cruel introduction to English football.