Unless Chelsea or Arsenal can find a way to stop Manchester United, the Red Devils are well on their way to what would be a record breaking league title in a matter of months. The greatest responsibility might lie with Chelsea who still have to play the Red Devils at Old Trafford in a game that will be billed as the title decider. Many Blues fans can still recall the days when they went head to head against United on several occasions and came out on top. 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.
Despite having more or less the same set of players who were once infallible against the best, the present squad’s mentality appears to be very different. During Mourinho’s time, they would often out muscle and out think the Red Devils consistently no matter the mind games played by Alex Ferguson. It is a different scenario now as the Chelsea players appear flustered and frustrated during games as they watch United drive past them in the league. The huge lead they built in the early months has now disappeared. Instead, it is now up to them to overcome that deficit they find themselves in in the Red Devils vs Chelsea live streaming match at Old Trafford to put themselves in pole position for the title. There is hardly any sign of assurance or composure in the Stamford Bridge team with players and manager all knowing that they cannot afford any more mistakes.
One would not blame them entirely for feeling this way. They are coming up against a team that is led by a manager who continues to defy belief in leading the club to every success possible in football. Alex Ferguson does not endear himself to many, but success is not bred from being popular. Despite having won countless titles that has left them on par with Liverpool’s historic tally, as well as many European trophies, the United manager continues to want more. 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. He failed to have the last laugh against the Portuguese and now that could repeat itself against Ferguson.