Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed his side still harbour hopes of confounding the bookmakers and pipping Chelsea to the Premiership title.
No side has won more Premiership points than United in 2006 and after another win on Wednesday - a 1-0 defeat of West Ham - Ferguson believes The Blues' nine-point lead may not be as insurmountable as it would appear.
Ferguson's side have recorded six successive victories and The Red Devils' form has been in stark contrast to the stuttering performances of Chelsea in recent weeks.
With just seven matches of the season remaining United may have already missed the boat in a bid for the title, nevertheless Ferguson believes his side could still have put a few doubts in the minds of the Chelsea team.
"I hope they're thinking about us. If they do slip up then we have to make sure that we are there to take advantage," said Ferguson.
"We've improved and I'm very happy with the nature of our play. You never know what could yet happen. Given the form we're in we're looking forward to all our games.
"We've got a massive game this weekend at Bolton. I hope Chelsea drop points but the most important thing is that we're in such good form, we're winning our matches and you never know where that's going to take us."
No side has won more Premiership points than United in 2006 and after another win on Wednesday - a 1-0 defeat of West Ham - Ferguson believes The Blues' nine-point lead may not be as insurmountable as it would appear.
Ferguson's side have recorded six successive victories and The Red Devils' form has been in stark contrast to the stuttering performances of Chelsea in recent weeks.
With just seven matches of the season remaining United may have already missed the boat in a bid for the title, nevertheless Ferguson believes his side could still have put a few doubts in the minds of the Chelsea team.
"I hope they're thinking about us. If they do slip up then we have to make sure that we are there to take advantage," said Ferguson.
"We've improved and I'm very happy with the nature of our play. You never know what could yet happen. Given the form we're in we're looking forward to all our games.
"We've got a massive game this weekend at Bolton. I hope Chelsea drop points but the most important thing is that we're in such good form, we're winning our matches and you never know where that's going to take us."
