Chelsea legend Ron Harris claims all the pressure will be on Manchester United in Sunday’s Premier League title showdown at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Carlo Ancelotti’s men travel to the north west targeting a win that would send them above United on goal difference with just two matches remaining – a turn of events that appeared simply unthinkable just over two months ago.<\/p>\n
Chelsea were 15 points adrift of, and 1-0 down to, the leaders on March 1 but fought back to win that match and slowly reel in their rivals with a run of 25 points from 27 games.<\/p>\n
Harris, who has played more times for Chelsea than any other player, said: “The pressure’s on Manchester United. I’ve seen some of their games on television and they don’t seem to be playing remarkably well.<\/p>\n
“Over the last nine or 10 matches, Chelsea have made up all that difference.”<\/p>\n
The champions appear to have a tougher run-in than United on paper but Harris believes winning at Old Trafford would all but guarantee maximum points from their final two games.<\/p>\n
He added: “Last year, they had to beat Wigan at the end of the season, so they’ve sampled all that before.<\/p>\n
“If they did get a result and win on Sunday, they’re then at home to Newcastle, which you’d expect them to win.<\/p>\n
“Then they go to Everton, who have had a good run and have been a bogey side to Chelsea, but Chelsea know what they’ve got to do.”<\/p>\n
United look set to rest key players in Wednesday night’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Schalke with Sunday’s game in mind.<\/p>\n
Harris said: “I don’t think they’re frightened but they’ve got to be worried.<\/p>\n
“Manchester United beat us in the Champions League but I always think cup football’s completely different to league football, so that goes out of the window. I think they’ll be more worried than Chelsea will be.”<\/p>\n
Harris suggested the current United squad was not as strong as in previous years, adding: “If you asked any Manchester United supporter about the last 10-15 years and if the side they’ve got today compared to a few years ago, I’m sure they would all plump for the side that won things a few years ago.”<\/p>\n
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson this week claimed bad refereeing decisions were conspiring to hand the title to Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Harris, who was at Stamford Bridge on Saturday when two goals that never should have stood helped the home side beat Tottenham 2-1, said: “Maybe you need a little bit of luck.<\/p>\n
“Maybe Chelsea should’ve had a penalty against Manchester United in the Champions League when Ramires got brought down.<\/p>\n
“But they never seem to see those things, the managers.”<\/p>\n
Ancelotti’s biggest decision this weekend will be whether to persevere with the misfiring strike partnership between Didier Drogba and Fernando Torres, which he resurrected against Spurs.<\/p>\n
Harris said: “I didn’t think they played that badly together, Drogba and Torres.<\/p>\n
“I don’t see that the two of them can’t play together. Good players can play anywhere.<\/p>\n
“I think Carlo Ancelotti will start with them.”<\/p>\n
Whether they win the title or not, Chelsea have shown real character even to give themselves a chance of retaining their crown by bouncing back from their worst run in the league for almost 15 years.<\/p>\n
Harris said: “You’ve got a few senior players in the side who have most probably taken the bull by the horns.<\/p>\n
“Sometimes, when thing don’t go particularly well, a manager before training or after training has a little talk.<\/p>\n
“Maybe they’ve ironed a few things out.<\/p>\n
“They’ve never really experienced over the past few years a run where they’ve taken six points out of 20.<\/p>\n
“So you’ve got to pat the players and the manager and the staff on their backs for getting them back into a position where they’ve got a great chance – if they win on Sunday – of winning the Premier League.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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