Chelsea could spoil Arsenal and Manchester United's two-horse title race

This weekend saw Manchester United win 1-0 against plucky basement dwellers Derby County, putting themselves in pole positionfor the Premier Ledague title,  level on points with Arsenal (thanks to their disappointing draw with Middlesbrough) and with a stronger goal difference and a game in hand.

Arsenal have frittered away their five point lead over the past month with four Premier League draws in a row, and with Sir Alex Ferguson’s chirpy declaration that “The league is bubbling up very nicely now”, the pendulum has swung towards Old Trafford.

Christiano Ronaldo scored from Wayne Rooney’s cross in the 75^th minute to snatch all three points away from Derby, who put up a resilient and robust performance against United.

I think that Arsenal's four consecutive stalemates are indicative of not only a deterioration in Arsenal’s play, but that the junior Gunners are well and truly shattered. Although Arsenal have a wonderfully youthful side their squad is a mere paddling pond compared to United’s Olympic-sized swimming pool. The Arsenal kids look shattered, and they seem like they are about to crash. Oh, what would Arsene Wenger give for a full-to-the-brim squad like United’s.