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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he still considers Chelsea a major threat in the race for the Premier League title.
It is Manchester City and United that lead the way so far with four wins from four games, but ahead of hosting Chelsea this weekend, Ferguson has said that the Blues will be in the mix for 1st place come the end of the season.
The Red Devils boss said: “Chelsea will be there at the end of the season.”
“The Manchester teams are enjoying the publicity but Chelsea are lurking and will enjoy not being in the spotlight.”
As for the game itself, Ferguson believes it could be a cracking contest with their being little to choose between the two teams in years gone by.
“It will be a fantastic game. The games between both sides over the last seven years have been very close affairs. There is usually just one goal in it and it will be very tight on Sunday again.”
This has certainly been the case last season when United and Chelsea have crossed paths in the Premier League at Old Trafford. Across 18 matches of this nature, United have come out on top six times to Chelsea’s five, while there have been seven draws.
Ferguson also reserved praise for new Chelsea boss Andres Villas-Boas, saying that the young coach has impressed him since taking on the difficult challenge of managing such a high-profile club.
The Scotsman continued: “It is a hard challenge at his age but when you go to a new club, you hope you get an immediate response. He has got that.”
“They are a team with great experience and they will always be a challenge to us.”
Ferguson and Villas-Boas go head to head for the first time on Sunday afternoon, with the action getting underway at 4pm.
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