BLUES SEE RED IN MANCHESTER
3 United 0 Chelsea

The league elite rose like cream to douse the spirits of Chelsea's title hopes yesterday. Technically the Blues are still a point in front of their arch rivals, but that could all change before the weekend as Chelsea suffered their worst Old Trafford defeat in 15 years.

THE SPECIAL ONE: NOT SO SPECIAL
If scouting is the new scene stealing, Jose Mourinho's curtain call at OT backfired. Sure Inter's looking good ahead of their Champions League clash with United, but peeing just above Luiz Felipe Scolari's perch was over the top — even for Jose.

Drama and hype aside, United eased to a thoroughly-deserved success after Nemanja Vidic broke the nil-nil deadlock in first-half stoppage time.Wayne Rooney added another just after the hour before Dimitar Berbatov completed the domination.

Throughout the match, Chelsea's midfield was in disarray. Ballack was an embarrassment , and Anelka's second half entrance wasn't much better than Deco's first half choke.

Even the steady Petr Cech looked vulnerable and shaky. Altogether it was a messy display by Chelsea. They were outplayed, out coached, and outclassed. Now it's Liverpool's turn.