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Carlo Ancelotti is happy to label his Chelsea side favourites for the title after their 2-1 win at Manchester United.
Chelsea put themselves in pole position in the race for the championship with an impressive success over the defending champions at Old Trafford.
Ancelotti
was delighted with his side's performance and he has called on his players to keep their focus as they look to maintain their lead at the top for the final five games of the campaign.
"We kept a high intensity in the first half. We had good control of the game," Ancelotti told Sky Sports 1.
"We trained very well during the week because we didn't have a Champions League match. You lose a lot of energy.
"We played very well in the first half. It's a very important victory for us and a very important performance. To win here is not easy, we did a good job."
Focused
Regarding his team's title chances, Ancelotti added: "We are favourites, it's normal, we are back at the top of the league.
"There are five games left and we have to stay focused. We are happy but nothing is decided so we must stay calm and focused on our game.
"(It's been a) good reaction after the defeat against Inter. My players are strong."
Tough decision
Ancelotti admitted it was a tough decision to leave out top scorer Didier Drogba as he kept faith with the side that thumped Aston Villa 7-1 last weekend.
"It was very tough to take out Didier but he understood because he trained not 100% during the week," continued Ancelotti, who saw Drogba score the decisive goal after replacing Nicolas Anelka in the second half.
"I preferred to put him on during the match and he did very well because he was fresh and he scored a fantastic goal."
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Chelsea put themselves in pole position in the race for the championship with an impressive success over the defending champions at Old Trafford.
Ancelotti
was delighted with his side's performance and he has called on his players to keep their focus as they look to maintain their lead at the top for the final five games of the campaign. "We kept a high intensity in the first half. We had good control of the game," Ancelotti told Sky Sports 1.
"We trained very well during the week because we didn't have a Champions League match. You lose a lot of energy.
"We played very well in the first half. It's a very important victory for us and a very important performance. To win here is not easy, we did a good job."
Focused
Regarding his team's title chances, Ancelotti added: "We are favourites, it's normal, we are back at the top of the league.
"There are five games left and we have to stay focused. We are happy but nothing is decided so we must stay calm and focused on our game.
"(It's been a) good reaction after the defeat against Inter. My players are strong."
Tough decision
Ancelotti admitted it was a tough decision to leave out top scorer Didier Drogba as he kept faith with the side that thumped Aston Villa 7-1 last weekend.
"It was very tough to take out Didier but he understood because he trained not 100% during the week," continued Ancelotti, who saw Drogba score the decisive goal after replacing Nicolas Anelka
in the second half."I preferred to put him on during the match and he did very well because he was fresh and he scored a fantastic goal."
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