Ancelotti's title taunt at United
Posted Friday, April 29, 2011 by The Sun
CARLO ANCELOTTI has cranked up the pressure on Manchester United and questioned whether they have the bottle to win the title.
His rejuvenated Chelsea team have stormed back into the race for the Premier League after looking dead and buried not so long ago.
And victory at home to Spurs tomorrow will leave them three points behind leaders United - and breathing right down Alex Ferguson's neck.
It was Fergie who famously coined the phrase 'squeaky bum time' but it is Chelsea chief Ancelotti who has started the mind games.
He said: "When we were losing at home to United last month, we were looking at an 18- point gap at the top.
"But if we can beat Tottenham we will only be three points behind them and that would be fantastic.
"That will be good motivation for us because we need to put pressure on United before their game at Arsenal on Sunday.
"The closer we can get to them, the more pressure we will put on them. United have the experience, tradition and the history to manage that pressure.
"But we want to keep the Premier League title open until the very last minute.
"To do that we have to beat Tottenham and then win at Old Trafford next weekend."
And Ancelotti hopes rivals Arsenal can do him a favour, despite last week's crushing defeat at Bolton which ended the Gunners' own title ambitions.
He added: "I'm sure Arsenal will do their best to win. They are a good team."
The Italian also revealed he has been working with Fernando Torres and Didier Drogba in a bid to build a successful strike partnership.
Torres finally broke his Chelsea duck in Saturday's 3-0 win over West Ham.
Ancelotti added: "We have worked with them in training. It's too early to decide yet but it won't be a surprise if they start together on Saturday."
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