The lifting of the transfer ban will bring relief to the blue side of London. It’s not that Carlo Ancelotti’s side needed any more motivation for a match of this magnitude, they will always welcome extra additions to a side that has done so well from the start of this season. The two losses encountered on the road were put to bed in magnificent style with wins over Bolton and Blackburn. In doing so, Chelsea proved what happened at Wigan and at Villa to be minor blips in a grander scheme of things. Chelsea currently leads Manchester United by a slender margin of two points in the Barclays Premier League.
MatchVerdict Prediction: Home win.
And here is why:
The blues have been far more assured in defence than their opponents, letting in a miserly eight goals. Frank Lampard and the midfield have begun firing. And, no one can deny the talent and potency of Drogba and Anelka in front of goal.
Manchester United is a ghost of the side that won the premier league last year and I say so because they sorely miss the magic of Ronaldo and the work rate of Tevez. Rio Ferdinand, their rock at heart of defence is injured and will sorely be missed. It will be left to see how either Evans or Brown will cope with the strength of Drogba and the trickery of Anelka. Valencia may not be the like for like replacement of Ronaldo, but from the looks of it, he seems to be a decent player. This game will be the test of his mettle and Sir Alex’s judgement of a player. Darren Fletcher, might require an operation on his ankle and will be unlikely to feature against the Blues. So, it will be interesting to see how Ferguson lines up his midfield. Whoever plays, will need to boss the midfield to get anything away from the bridge.
Sir Alex has not been able to muster a win at Stamford Bridge since 2002. And we, at MatchVerdict predict that tomorrow’s game will be no different. Chelsea to continue their domination at the top of this league because they have the style, the midfield and the defence. Will tomorrow’s game decide the title? I personally don’t think so because it ain’t over till the fat lady sings and she will be singing next May. There is a long way to go.
Here’s to a great game of football. Cheers!
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