Man United 2-1 Chelsea

[Rambo 1,729]

Game Over.

A Wenger face palm is not enough to express how disappointed I am right now.

[Steve 10,227]

We will just have to beat the mancs off our own foot. Simple as that.

[Ollie 4,400]

http://forums.liverpoolfc.tv/showthread.php?t=110215

[NattyBlue 44]

Ref doesn't matter if you score goals from the chances you create. Bad ref and the goals don't even need to be legit .

Bring it on I say, hope the team will go out there with passion and pride and fight for a result!

[Tomo 21,751]

Man Utd 0-3 ChelseaManchester United's season went from bad to worse with a comprehensive defeat to Chelsea at Old Trafford.

The Londoners completely outplayed United, who fell to their fifth defeat in only 14 Premiership fixtures and dropped out of the top six.

<br clear="all">Veron gets to grips with Le Saux in midfield

Sir Alex Ferguson attempted to shore up his defence by starting with skipper Roy Keane alongside Laurent Blanc, and switching Wes Brown to right-back.

But the changes brought no improvement in form as the visitors dominated the match, missing several chances to extend their lead further.

After Ruud van Nistelrooy fired straight at Carlo Cudicini in the opening moments, Chelsea took control.

In the sixth minute, Mario Melchiot got in front of Wes Brown to head home a Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink corner from close range.

I don't think we will win the title now, considering we have had five defeats <br clear="ALL">Man Utd boss Sir Alex FergusonHasselbaink then fired over from six yards out soon after, and Graeme Le Saux was unlucky to see his dipping shot rebound off the crossbar.

United came out stronger in the second half but did not seriously threaten to score, as William Gallas and John Terry led an impressive defensive display from Chelsea.

The home side made little impression and were made to pay for their lack of cutting edge in the 64th minute.

<br clear="all">Hasselbaink scored the vital second

Juan Sebastian Veron failed to track Hasselbaink, who latched on to an Eidur Gudjohnsen pass and fired a low angled shot past Fabien Barthez.

Within a minute United finally breached the Chelsea defence, only to see Cudicini beat Van Nistelrooy to a through ball.

Paul Scholes lobbed the ball back over the stranded keeper, but the ever-present Gallas was on the line to head clear.

Confidence is very important and that is what we have after this result <br clear="ALL">Chelsea manager Claudio RanieriThe desperate state of affairs for United led to the inevitable arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from the substitute's bench, with a low-key David Beckham making way.

But there was to be no late revival from the champions.

Hasselbaink missed an excellent chance with 10 minutes remaining, before Gudjohnsen completed the scoring with another angled drive in the 87th minute.

A reapeat of this will be VERY handy

[BlueLion. 21,491]

To make it clear, we are beyond the point in the season where suspensions for 5 or 10 yellow cards (or 25 in Scholes' case) come into account. So we have no suspensions.

[Guest justin_3d]

Ref doesn't matter if you score goals from the chances you create. Bad ref and the goals don't even need to be legit .

Bring it on I say, hope the team will go out there with passion and pride and fight for a result!

Tell that to the conspirators here!

Anyways, I share your view.

Now to comment on the game which i would like to see.

I would love to see if Carlo can do the same tactics of last year.

To go with a big midfield and one striker.

That being said, it will be interesting to see something like this:

Cech

Ivan, David Luiz, Terry, Cole

Ramires, Yossi, Essien, Lampard, Malouda

Drogba

This might trip up the opponent.

Other then that, the continuation of the 4-3-3 is what everyone expect.

[Milan 17,958]

I would love to see if Carlo can do the same tactics of last year.

To go with a big midfield and one striker.

That being said, it will be interesting to see something like this:

Cech

Ivan, David Luiz, Terry, Cole

Ramires, Yossi, Essien, Lampard, Malouda

Drogba

This might trip up the opponent.

Other then that, the continuation of the 4-3-3 is what everyone expect.

Plus the way we played there last year. I mean the way we started the game - we were attacking from the very beginning, meaning we gave only little room to them to create something.

[NattyBlue 44]

We played like we wanted to win

[Guest justin_3d]

Plus the way we played there last year. I mean the way we started the game - we were attacking from the very beginning, meaning we gave only little room to them to create something.

Yeah but we had Deco and Joe Cole.

We have no creative midfield right now, other then Yossi. And for a winger to replace Joe Cole....the best we can do is play Kalou....

The team is not as strong as last year!

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Time for Benayoun to get a start i think, with Malouda and Kalou on th wings, and Drogba in the middle. No time for experimentations, we are going out there and aiming for three points and should play like we are going out there and looking set for the three points.

Mikel to play as well as he was superb against Tottenham.

[Madmax 9,219]

Does Carlo have the balls to drop Lampard for this? He's goes virtually unnoticed, only time he influences a game is when he shoots.

[neel 257]

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti hints at starting Didier Drogba & Fernando Torres against Manchester United

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/05/03/2469057/chelsea-manager-carlo-ancelotti-hints-at-starting-didier

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Does Carlo have the balls to drop Lampard for this? He's goes virtually unnoticed, only time he influences a game is when he shoots.

I think that's a bit harsh mate. He has scored 13 goals this season, having sat out half of it with an injury. Our midfield has been superb last few matches and if our strikers start to deliver, we will win at Old Trafford. When Ramires came on for Essien (not saying Essien was bad) against Spurs then some of the counter attacks and slick ticka tacka passes reminded of Barcelona. No doubt in my mind we can win, regardless of who the referee is, we just have to rely on ourselves not on our opponents making mistakes/referee making mistakes for either side.

[SinineUltra 1,170]

Hoping for a win but regardless of the result - this comeback has been superb and i have utmost respect for the players and ofc Carlo Ancelotti. I firmly believe that a win at OT should shut even the most anti-Ancelotti people up. Because there is a trend that when CA does well - nobody notices, but if he does bad - nobody forgets.

The reason i can see us winning is because they have to play with Schalke on Wednesday, they are bound to use atleast several key players who would also be used vs Chelsea. Last time something like this happened was vs man City, who had had a Europa League game some days ago and they completely faded after 60' - 70' mark, so I guess we can use that as our advantage.

Playing away from home can be a good and bad thing. Bad thing is that no proper support, but then again SB hasn't been the loudest in a while, plus homewalls not only give a boost but also add pressure.

Regarding Howard Webb, I mean we can't presume that every referee is there to get us but concentrate more on our own play and not hope for generous decisions (nor bad ones for that matter). Regardless of what many may think of him, i consider him a good referee and hopefully he will be fair and unbiased.

In the end of the day, we have got nothing to lose, up blues!

[DYC. 7,542]

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti hints at starting Didier Drogba & Fernando Torres against Manchester United

http://www.goal.com/...starting-didier

If he wants to slim our chances of beating Utd, he should definitely do that.

[ZanSnake 1,211]

Banayoun offers more to the game then Lampard, imo. He has the creative spark that we need, especial if Carlo goes with both Didi and Nando up-front. Lampard shots normally equals goals, but his all-round game hasn't been 100% in the last couple of games.

It is a decision really based on what Carlo thinks is the best game plan and tactic, personally i would play the 4-2-3-1, dropping Lampard to the bench, or playing in a 1-1-3-1 kind of formation in the midfeild.

[Madmax 9,219]

I'm hoping it's him wanting to keep United in the dark.

[termninja 5,290]

I don't think Carlo will start with Torres and Drogba, I think he is trying to keep Sir Rudolph wondering whether we'll play 4-3-3 or 4-4-2.

[Guest justin_3d]

Hoping for a win but regardless of the result - this comeback has been superb and i have utmost respect for the players and ofc Carlo Ancelotti. I firmly believe that a win at OT should shut even the most anti-Ancelotti people up. Because there is a trend that when CA does well - nobody notices, but if he does bad - nobody forgets.

The reason i can see us winning is because they have to play with Schalke on Wednesday, they are bound to use atleast several key players who would also be used vs Chelsea. Last time something like this happened was vs man City, who had had a Europa League game some days ago and they completely faded after 60' - 70' mark, so I guess we can use that as our advantage.

Playing away from home can be a good and bad thing. Bad thing is that no proper support, but then again SB hasn't been the loudest in a while, plus homewalls not only give a boost but also add pressure.

Regarding Howard Webb, I mean we can't presume that every referee is there to get us but concentrate more on our own play and not hope for generous decisions (nor bad ones for that matter). Regardless of what many may think of him, i consider him a good referee and hopefully he will be fair and unbiased.

In the end of the day, we have got nothing to lose, up blues!

For me, Win, Looser, or Tie, it does not matter. Because I am proud and happy of this team, to be able to pick themselves up after such a horrendous season.

This talks a lot about the character of the player and Carlo.

Keep up the work Carlo.