“I would love it!” - Why memories of 1996 could be reignited if Chelsea beat Manchester United

By Tom Flatt, follow him on Twitter @ZolasBackHeeel

Chelsea are 15 points behind Manchester Utd with under a third of the season left to play. Alex Ferguson has risked getting blue egg all over his face this week by claiming Chelsea are out of the title race, and to all but the most optimistic (stupid) Chelsea fans, they are. But, at the risk of sounding deluded, there is still a slight, far-away, barely visible glimmer of hope for the Londoners.

We have been inundated in recent days and weeks with inspirational messages from the likes of Frank Lampard and John Terry, the latter claiming: “It is a must-win game [against United] for us and the fans are going to be up for it. If we can win, who knows, it could put a little bit of pressure on them and the teams around us.” This is reminiscent of the words of some of the Bayern Munich players and staff this week, who boasted their chances of catching Borussia Dortmund in the title race, only to refute that belief after succumbing to a 3-1 defeat, backtracking somewhat afterwards, saying they had really given up hope weeks ago.

(Source: matchcentre)